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Obama aide: Geithner was 'early warning system' on meltdown (Politico)

 
Politico - President-elect Obama views his choice for Treasury secretary, New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner, as a reformer with experience in international crisis, a top aide said Sunday. (link)

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