politico.com - 1/13/2009
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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 our economic recovery during these challenging ...
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 ...
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 and Republicans
corner.nationalreview.com 1/22/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 Can't Explain His Failure to Pay Taxes
corner.nationalreview.com 1/19/2009 — I have a new story on what is, for some senators at least, the most frustrating thing about Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner's tax problem: Geithner can't explain why he did it.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee know Geithner ...
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 ...
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 ...
Obama team defends Geithner —
CNN Political Ticker 1/13/2009
Geithner is Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee.
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's transition office defended Treasury Secretary-designee Tim Geithner Monday amid reports he failed to pay the correct amount of taxes for a period of ...
Transition: Hillary in the spotlight —
First Read 1/13/2009
The Boston Globe previews Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing today. "Hillary Clinton will be peppered not only with questions about foreign donations to Bill Clinton's foundation, but also about how she plans to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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