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Nov. 1: Tim Geithner, David Plouffe, roundtable
Transcript of the November 1, 2009 broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," featuring Tim Geithner, David Plouffe, Jon Krakauer, Jim Miklaszewski and Andrea Mitchell.
Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
Excerpt: 'The Audacity to Win' by David Plouffe
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The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory ...
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Obama's manager: FOX News-ready
swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva In the cause of a certain book's promotion, it appears, a waiver is being... granted in the White House's war with FOX News. That book is Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win . President Barack Obama, whose ... (more) Obama's manager: FOX News-ready
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Suppressing Bad News?
PoliPundit.com — ... I made the mistake of watching Meet the Press on NBC this morning. David Gregory, the host, droned on and on about the economy, Afghanistan, and Pat Tillman. But there wasn’t a single mention of Tuesday’s elections. Perhaps NBC believes that it can make the elections go away by covering its ears… ...

Goldman Sachs’ Stolen Umbrellas
The Moderate Voice — ... goes bankrupt and Treasury Secretary Geithner warns that the “damage caused by this crisis” will “take some time” to repair, a key Wall Street player has managed to weather the storm at the expense of an unwary, drenched public. ...

Frank Rich: It's the Big Banks, Mr. President
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed — ...  Those  behemoths, cushioned by the government’s bailouts, low-interest loans and guarantees, are back making bets that put the entire system at risk. Yet last Sunday, we once again heard the Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, on “Meet the Press” dodging questions about the banks in general and Goldman in particular with unpersuasive bromides. “We’re not going to let the system go back to the way it was,” he said. ...

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