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dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/21/2009
Live-Blogging the Geithner Confirmation Hearing
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Tuesday's presidential inauguration may have mesmerized the nation, but today's confirmation hearing of Timothy F. Geithner, President Obama's nominee to be Treasury secretary, is expected to captivate Wall Street.
article.nationalreview.com - 1/16/2009
York: More Questions About Geithner
— article.nationalreview.com — Questions persist about Timothy Geithners tax returns. (more) York: More Questions About Geithner

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nytimes.com - 1/22/2009
Geithner Says China Manipulating Its Currency
— nytimes.com — Timothy F. Geithner’s comment, made in writing to the Senate Finance Committee, is certain to anger the... Chinese government and raise fears that it could sell off some of its huge reserves of dollars. > (more) Geithner Says China Manipulating Its Currency

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Top Ten Disturbing Aspects of Obama’s Choice of Treasury Secretary
pajamasmedia.com - 1/21/2009
Top Ten Disturbing Aspects of Obama’s Choice of Treasury Secretary
— pajamasmedia.com — Obama campaigned on his alleged “judgment to lead.” The Geithner nomination makes a mockery of that claim.... (more) Top Ten Disturbing Aspects of Obama’s Choice of Treasury ...

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Calculated Risk:  Geithner Confirmation Today

Wonk Room:  Who Was Right? Geithner Warned Of ‘Systemic Risk,’ While Paulson Claimed ‘Fundamentals Are Healthy’

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Geithner Confirmation Today
Calculated Risk — Here is the CNBC feed. (starts at 10 AM ET) Here is the CSpan2 feed From the NY Times: Tough Questions Expected for Geithner Today The Senate Finance Committee hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ... Here’s a quick look at the tough questions that Mr. Geithner is likely to confront: How will he use the second tranche of $350 billion in federal bailout money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP? Is the Obama administration likely to come back for even more bailout money? ... How much additional ...

Who Was Right? Geithner Warned Of ‘Systemic Risk,’ While Paulson Claimed ‘Fundamentals Are Healthy’
Wonk Room — ... As the New York Times reported, at the hearing Geithner wasted no time in addressing the controversy about his missed taxes. He said his mistakes were careless and avoidable but “completely unintentional.” He apologized to the committee, saying “ ...

Who Was Right? Geithner Warned Of ‘Systemic Risk,’ While Paulson Claimed ‘Fundamentals Are Healthy’
Think Progress — ... At the hearing, Geithner wasted no time in addressing the controversy about his missed taxes. He said his mistakes were careless and avoidable but “completely unintentional.” He apologized to the committee, saying, “ ...

Geithner's Confirmation Hearing
The Caucus — Timothy F. Geithner, President Obama’s nominee to be Treasury secretary, is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The Senate Finance Committee hearing began with opening statements from Senator Max Baucus, the committee chairman, and Senator Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican. DealBook is live blogging the action all day and has video from MSNBC. Follow along here.

Will Anyone Ask Geitner and Bernanke About Maiden Lane?
Firedoglake — Maiden Lane LLC was an entity established to take on the toxic assets of Bear Stearns when it was purchased by JP Morgan.  During his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on January 21, Timothy Geitner said he said that he thought Maiden Lane's disclosure was "adequate." On December 29, the central bank's Board of Governors wrote a report to Congress saying that it didn't expect “any net loss to the Federal Reserve or taxpayers” from the Bear Stearns holdings." It hasn't worked out that way: ...

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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroIn his opening statement at his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner launched a preemptive defense of his failure to pay more than $30,000 in taxes, calling them "mistakes" that were "careless," ...