corner.nationalreview.com - 1/22/2009
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Gingrich says Republicans should oppose him. I'm inclined to agree. There are three counter-arguments: His offenses were no big deal; he is the best Treasury secretary we are likely to get from this administration; and Republicans should not give Obama any excuses for failing to solve the ...
What Did Geithner Not Know And When Did He Not Know It?
justoneminute.typepad.com 3/18/2009 — From the WSJ live-blog of Liddy's House appearance comes this nugget: 1:47: Rep. Scott Garrett (R., N.J.) asks more about the timeline. Liddy said that talking last week to Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary, Geithner indicated he learned about the...
The Geithner Rush Job
corner.nationalreview.com 1/22/2009 — I'll have a story up in a few hours on today's Timothy Geithner hearing. There's a lot of action going on tonight in the Geithner matter, all of it happening under a tight deadline of tomorrow morning as Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus jams the ...
Geithner filed own taxes
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/21/2009 —
From NBC's Ken Strickland Treasury Secretary nominee Tim Geithner , the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, filed his own taxes using Turbo Tax during the period he neglected to pay thousands of dollars ...
Obama should give Geithner the hook
dcexaminer.com 1/16/2009 — Examiner Editorial - 1/16/09 Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, didn t pay his federal self-employment taxes for four years because he forgot. That is no longer a credible explanation in view ...
Obama defends Geithner
politico.com 1/13/2009 — Robert Gibbs responds to a report that Tim Geithner's nomination is in trouble over the immigration status and taxes of a housekeeper:
The President-elect chose Tim Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary because he's the right person to help lead ...
The Geithner Hearings
corner.nationalreview.com 1/21/2009 — The Senate Finance Committee begins hearings this morning on the nomination of Timothy Geithner to be Treasury Secretary. Perhaps the biggest question, as far as Geithner's qualifications are concerned, is whether committee members, particularly ...
Geithner Did It
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 3/21/2009 — Now he tells us? Sharp intake of breath : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNN Thursday his department
asked Sen. Chris Dodd to include a loophole in the stimulus bill that
allowed bailed-out insurance giant American International Group to ...
Why Markets Don't Like the Geithner Plan
corner.nationalreview.com 2/10/2009 — Markets have reacted negatively to the Geithner plan, with equities falling and the three barometers of risk aversion all worsening -- the yen strengthened, gold rose, and Treasury yields fell. This reflects several broad disappointments with the ...
What Geithner Still Needs To Do
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/10/2009 — Tim Geithner had to do two things this morning: (1) raise public
confidence in the whole idea of bailing out the banking system,
enough to allow the administration to use the second $350 billion Congress
has already authorized without too much ...
Why Are the Media Protecting Geithner?
aim.org 1/18/2009 — AIM Column | By Cliff Kincaid | January 14, 2009 The Obama Transition Project says that Timothy Geithner, its Chinese-speaking Treasury Secretary nominee, made honest mistakes on his tax returns. This line comes from the same group that is telling us ...
Geithner passes committee, 18-5 —
First Read 1/22/2009
From NBC's Carl SearsThe Senate Finance Committee approved Treasury Secretary nominee Tim Geithner by an 18-5 vote. The nomination now moves to the full Senate.
Three Republicans on the panel voted for him: Hatch, Cornyn, Snowe.
Five ...
GOP opposition to Geithner's nomination —
First Read 1/22/2009
From NBC's Ken Strickland At least two -- maybe three -- Senate Republican on the Senate Finance Committee have said they will NOT support Tim Geithner's nomination for Treasury Secretary. The comments were made moments ago in a committee ...
Reid says Geithner will win Senate approval —
Reuters: Politics 1/23/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to head the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, won Senate Finance Committee backing on Thursday, putting him on track to start directing the new administration's efforts to stabilize the economy.
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