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US Senate confirms Obama treasury secretary (AFP)

 
AFP - The US Senate voted Monday to confirm Timothy Geithner as US treasury secretary, despite misgivings over his personal tax problems and ongoing government efforts to rescue the battered US economy. (link)

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