firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/14/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Yet another distraction: Despite having one of the smoothest and fastest transitions in recent American history, the news that Treasury Secretary nominee Tim Geithner failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes (which were later repaid) and had a housekeeper problem has become the latest in a series of distractions for Obama and his team. First came the Blagojevich mess. That later spawned the Burris headache. Then came...( ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/16/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and
Carrie Dann*** First and 10 for Obama: Fresh off...
his first legislative victory in getting the second half of the TARP money released -- Rahm Emanuel called it the equivalent of completing an ...
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First thoughts: First and 10 for Obama
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/8/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and
Carrie Dann*** The need for speed: For the first...
time since the night he won the presidential election, Obama today will do what he might do best -- deliver a major address. Today’s speech, which ...
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First thoughts: The need for speed
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Barack Obama Defangs The Media Right and Left
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... weren’t refreshments. But similar to last night’s, the discussion was off the record.
All of these folks are Washington or New York MSM opinion makers and Obama is playing the “please be nice to me defang” card. Note, the LEFT’s meeting was obviously hastily arranaged (mid-day at Transition HQ and no food) after they whined about “The One” meeting with the RIGHT.
It may be a nice gesture but Obama’s cabinet appointment distractions are starting to reach a crescendo. ...
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Obama scrambles on Geithner, bailout concerns —
Reuters: Politics 1/14/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday scrambled to answer questions about the nomination of Treasury Secretary pick Timothy Geithner amid anguished congressional negotiations over a $350 billion financial bailout.
Obama team defends pick for treasury secretary —
CNN.com - Politics 1/14/2009
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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From NBC's Ken StricklandThe confirmation hearing for Tim Geithner has been scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 21st before the Senate Finance Committee.
The committee chairman had hoped to hold the hearing this Friday, but because of at least one committee ...
House approves children's health bill —
Reuters: Politics 1/14/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to expand a popular children's health program and increase cigarette taxes to pay for it, giving President-elect Barack Obama a jump start on a campaign promise to insure more ...
Obama sees Senate backing Geithner for Treasury —
Reuters: Politics 1/14/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday predicted that Timothy Geithner, his pick for Treasury secretary, would win Senate approval despite a controversy over back taxes and the immigration status of a former housekeeper. ...
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