Published 1/21/2009
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroIn his opening statement at his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner launched a preemptive defense of his failure to pay more than $30,000 in taxes, calling them "mistakes" that were "careless," "avoidable" and "unintentional."
He said he accepts "full responsibility" and apologized to the committee for having to deal with this when there are serious problems facing the nation.
Geithner's prepared remarks, by the way, did not include the defense....( read more )
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