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Obama Cabinet Taking Shape
Politics Daily — ... Now comes more news on the emerging government. Via MSNBC, we hear that Barack Obama will tap Tim Geither as Secretary of the Treasury. Geither is the NY Fed President. ...

NBC News: Geithner Likely to Be Named Treasury Secretary
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... Andrea Mitchell reports the Obama team is expected to announce the New York Federal Reserve Bank president's nomination next week. Obama is set to personally roll out his economic team Monday -- and answer questions -- as part of an effort to reassure markets.       ...

Stocking a cabinet
Political Animal — ... to discuss the situation. [...] "She's ready," said the confidant. Mrs. Clinton was reassured after talking again with Mr. Obama because their first meeting in Chicago last week "was so general," the confidant said. The purpose of the follow-up talk, he added, was not to extract particular concessions but "just getting comfortable" with the idea of working together. A second Clinton associate confirmed that her camp believes they have a done deal. Also, MSNBC is reporting that Tim Geithner , New York Federal Reserve Bank president, will be the next Treasury secretary. NBC News ...

Geithner over Summers?
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Andrea Mitchell, who has a pretty good track record lately (see Clinton, Hillary), says New York Fed President Tim Geithner is likely to be Obama's Treasury Secretary. ...

Obama's Cabinet Taking Shape: Geithner For Treasury, Richardson At Commerce
TPM Election Central — ... Barack Obama has reportedly made his picks for two top economic jobs in the Cabinet: Timothy Geithner, the current governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, will be Secretary of the Treasury; and Bill Richardson will become Secretary of Commerce. ...

Reports: Clinton accepts Secretary of State nomination; Geithner and Richardson also likely cabinet choices.
Think Progress — ... .” According to MSNBC, it is “also expected Monday” that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be named Commerce Secretary,” and New York Fed President Tim Geithner is expected to be announced as Treasury Secretary, “barring last minute changes.” ...

NM-Gov: Richardson for Commerce
Swing State Project — So sayeth MSNBC: Also expected Monday -- an announcement that former U.N. Ambassador and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, will be Commerce Secretary. This would bump up Lt. Gov. Diane Denish to the top office in New Mexico, giving her a leg up over all other comers -- including, perhaps, Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez, who is currently raising money for another run, but is mum on what exactly he'll be running for. In the diaries, Chad has more. ...

Meet Tim Geithner
Political Animal — ... , we know a lot about Hillary Clinton, quite a bit about Bill Richardson, but comparably less about Timothy Geithner. If he's going to be the Secretary of the Treasury in the midst of a historical financial crisis, it's probably worth taking some time to get to know him. I've read two solid pieces lately on the likely next Treasury Secretary. The first was back in September, when Robert Kuttner wrote ...

Small World News
N/A — ... announces Treasury Secretary appointment: “Barring last minute changes, the nominee for Treasury Secretary will be NY Fed President Tim Geithner — a career Treasury official under both Bob Rubin and Larry Summers — who actually had worked at the Treasury in three administrations under five Secretaries — going back to 1988.“ ...

put a matchbook under the leg, your cabinet's leaning to the right
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... and, in a move that sparked an almost-500 point rise in the stock market, tim geithner was rumored to be up for sec. of treasury. now, we like project runway as much as the next guy, but we're not sure how his expertise will inspire wall street. luckily, msnbc tells us how: ...

Markets, Obama, goose, gander
TigerHawk — I do not think much of the idea that the stock market decline of more than 20% since November 4 has to do with the election of Barack Obama. It might also have happened if McCain had won, and in any case investors must have taken into account the possibility of Obama's election well in advance of election day. Of course, that makes me think that this claim from MSNBC , that the stock market rallied today because President-elect Obama selected NY Fed President Tim Geithner as his Secretary of the Treasury, is ridiculous. Or, if you believe in the "Geithner rally," how can you ...

Tim Geithner For Treasury Secretary
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... A good pick and credit where it is due. While I may have policy differences with Geithner, he is quite smart, quite talented, very good to work with and commands the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He may not be as bright as Larry Summers but to be fair, few people are and one thing Geithner has over Summers is the ability to be diplomatic and charming without having to work too hard at it. This counts for a lot, of course; it will be necessary for the Treasury Secretary to bend ears from time to time--especially given the current economic crisis--and as Geithner's ...

Tim Geithner For Treasury Secretary
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — A good pick and credit where it is due. While I may have policy differences with Geithner, he is quite smart, quite talented, very good to work with and commands the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He may not be as bright as Larry Summers but to be fair, few people are and one thing Geithner has over Summers is the ability to be diplomatic and charming without having to work too hard at it. This counts for a lot, of course; it will be necessary for the Treasury Secretary to bend ears from time to time--especially given the current economic crisis--and as ...