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Published 11/24/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

Obama officially named his economic team Monday (from left: Geithner, Romer and Summers). NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – President-elect Barack Obama named key members of his administration's economic team Monday, including New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary nominee and former Harvard President Lawrence Summers as the director of the National Economic Council. Obama's [...] (link)

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