politico.com - 1/14/2009
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Before Timothy Geithner can save the U.S. economy, the president-elect must save Geithner's nomination.
guardian.co.uk - 1/18/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Barack Obama has only four years to save
the world. That is the stark assessment of Nasa...
scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the devastating climate change that now ...
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President Obama 'has four years to save Earth'
article.nationalreview.com - 1/16/2009
nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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nytimes.com —
The tax transgressions by Timothy F. Geithner, the
nominee for Treasury secretary, paint a picture of noncompliance...
that is more disturbing than his supporters acknowledge. >
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Editorial: More Questions for Mr. Geithner
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Network Evening Shows Downplay Geithner Tax Evasion as a 'Speed Bump'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The networks all avoided casting this scandal in a more skeptical light. Take this report in Politico (headlined "Can Obama Save Geithner?") by Craig Gordon and Amie Parnes: ...
What Will Become of Geithner?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The Obama team, which has presided over an "otherwise smooth" transition, claims it knew of Geithner's tax troubles before he was nominated, and determined they were honest mistakes that should not keep him from the office. The Senate Finance Committee began investigating the tax dodging on Dec. 5, interviewing Geithner and several of his accountants. Geithner, who would oversee the IRS, was doing his own taxes during the years in question. ...
Obama’s Judgement: Treasury Pick “Forgot” To Pay His Taxes & Kept Money Given As Reimbursements For Money He Never Paid
Flopping Aces —
... It gets better. According to an article by Politico’s Craig Gordon and Amie Parnes Geithner included some payments to his kid’s overnight camps in calculating his dependent child care credit for three years. 2001, 2004, and 2005. His accountant told him in 2006 that this was not allowed and Geithner ignored his accountant. He never amended the returns. ...
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President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is defending Treasury Secretary-designate Tim Geithner amid reports he failed to pay the correct amount of taxes for a period of time and employed a housekeeper whose work authorization had expired.
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Geithner hearing moved after inauguration —
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Obama sees Senate backing Geithner for Treasury —
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