nytimes.com - 11/22/2008
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The announcement that Timothy F. Geithner would be named Treasury secretary helped drive stocks sharply higher on Friday afternoon. >
Geithner Said to Be Named Treasury Secretary
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/21/2008 — Timothy F. Geithner is a Treasury veteran who as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has all year been at the center of the worsening economic crisis.
Obama's Cabinet Taking Shape: Geithner For Treasury, Richardson At Commerce
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/21/2008 — Those Cabinet appointments are finally starting to come -- and they're coming fast, too, just at a time when a tumbling economy and uncertain marketplace need to know who they're dealing with.
Barack Obama has reportedly made his picks for two top ...
The New Center-Right
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/22/2008 — David Sanger for The New York Times :
Now, his reported selections for two of the major positions in his cabinet - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and Timothy F. Geithner as secretary of the Treasury - suggest that Mr. Obama is ...
Obama picks Geithner for Treasury: report
swamppolitics.com 11/21/2008 —
New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner gestures as he makes a point to Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Oct. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
by Frank James
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President-elect Barack ...
Ministry of all the talents
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 11/22/2008 — Orszag in the middle, Geithner in the corner
Geithner at Treasury, Orszag at OMB, Summers as senior WH adviser. Think how far we've come from having John Snow making obeisance to Karl Rove.
Reading About Timothy Geithner —
Matthew Yglesias
Here’s some Tim Geithner clippings:
Here’s Bob Kuttner : “Geithner’s admirers span the spectrum from Republican financial mogul Pete Peterson to liberal Democrat Barney Frank. One can infer from his broad fan base three possible conclusions: Wall Street is so clubby ...
Meet Tim Geithner —
Political Animal
MEET TIM GEITHNER.... Of the three apparent cabinet moves this afternoon, 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...
Report: Geithner Tapped as Treasury Secretary —
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According to a report from MSNBC's FirstRead, President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary.
Geithner currently serves as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He was widely considered to be on Obama's short list of candidates to head the ...
Geithner Picked for Treasury —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
New York Fed President Timothy Geithner will be nominated to be President-elect Obama's Treasury secretary, according to the Wall Street Journal . "The FBI began calling Geithner confidantes this week, starting a vetting process of getting the Fed veteran in place almost as soon as Obama is ...
Did Timothy Geithner predict the financial meltdown? —
Firedoglake
Timothy Giethner, President and CEO of the New York Fed and President-Elect Obama’s choice to be the next Treasury Secretary, is being given credit for predicting the current financial crisis. But is this true? The principal evidence that people point to that he did comes from a lecture he ...
Stocks Rally on Geithner Treasury Pick —
Drudge Retort
U.S. stocks rallied and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebounded from an 11-year low after President-elect Barack Obama picked New York Federal Reserve Bank chief Timothy Geithner to head the Treasury.
Transition News —
Daily Kos
Leaks and rumors abound on possible nominations and speculation is reaching a fever pitch. Several media outlets are reporting Timothy Geithner to be named Treasury Secretary. Geithner played a large role in the government's efforts to wrangle the credit crisis, which has damaged markets and ...
Geithner for Treasury —
Suburban Guerrilla
The market seems to like him:
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.
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Timothy Geithner Named Treasury Secretary —
The Jawa Report
The moderate picks keep coming from Obama. I don't know much about Timothy Geithner, but I know my stock portfolio likes him:U.S. stocks rallied and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebounded from an 11-year low after President-elect Barack Obama...
A Non-Summers Treasury Secretary —
Open Left - Front Page
Timothy Geithner is going to be the pick. I like that he's never worked directly on Wall Street or for corporate America, though he did work for Rubin at Treasury. Beyond that, insiders like him, which is not necessarily a good or bad sign. I'm pleased it wasn't Larry Summers, ...
Geithner for Treasury —
Corrente
More Fridyay fodder for Sunday morning:
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United States out of an economic nosedive, NBC news reported on Friday.
A senior Democrat ...
Geither at Treasury, Richardson at Commerce —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
It appears that Barack Obama’s economic team is set, with Timothy Geithner at Treasury and Bill Richardson at Commerce.
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United ...
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