Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterNewsweek: Groups lobby against Summers for Treasury
Published 11/12/2008 at msnbc.com: Politics
As team Obama keeps tight lips about who's still being considered for the position of Treasury Secretary, several left-leaning groups have begun to take advantage of the president-elect's idling time by pushing public opinion away from Larry Summers.
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