nytimes.com - 11/23/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Lawrence H. Summers as his pick to head the National Economic Council, an aide to Mr. Obama said Saturday. >
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/21/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From Chuck Todd and Andrea MitchellNBC News has
learned that the president-elect is preparing to roll out...
his economic team on Monday -- and will personally announce the team and answer questions -- part of an effort to reassure markets. ...
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Geithner likely to be Treasury Secretary
politico.com - 11/24/2008
huffingtonpost.com - 11/21/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports: Barack Obama will name
his Treasury Secretary on Monday, a Democratic source confirms...
to the Huffington Post. NBC News and other outlets report that Tim Geithner will get the nod over former Treasury Secretary Larry ...
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Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary: Latest News, Video
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The Early Word: Axelrod on the Auto Bailout
The Caucus —
... flights,” Mr. Axelrod said. And referring to Mr. Obama: “He said from the beginning that we need to help but we can’t give a blank check and I agree with that.” The president-elect’s approach to America’s troubled economy will be front and center this week as he prepares to roll out his economic team, including his pick for Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner. The Obama team also signaled on Saturday that former Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers, would be tapped to head the administration’s National Economic Council. And the Politico’s Mike Allen ...
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Karzai says Obama promises more Afghan aid —
CNN.com - Politics 11/23/2008
President-elect Barack Obama has given Afghan President Hamid Karzai assurances that the United States would send more aid and pay more attention to his war-torn country during his administration, according to Karzai's office.
U.S. Offers Citigroup Expansive Safety Net —
Wash Post Federal Page 11/24/2008
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