Submit a Story!
Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 24, 2008
Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 24, 2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President-elect Barack Obama named key members of his administration's economic team Monday, including New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary nominee and former Harvard President Lawrence Summers as the director of the National ...
Editorial: Mr. Obama’s Economic Advisers
Editorial: Mr. Obama’s Economic Advisers
nytimes.com — Unless Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers recognize their past mistakes, there is little hope that they can provide the sound economic judgment and leadership that the country needs. > (more) Editorial: Mr. Obama’s Economic Advisers
Obama's Real Economic Team
portfolio.com — On Saturday, the WSJ knew exactly who would be joining Tim Geithner in Barack Obama's economic team: Congressional Budget Office director Peter Orszag will be Mr. Obama's budget director. Jacob Lew, a former Clinton budget director, will head ... (more) Obama's Real Economic Team
Text of President-Elect Obama’s Remarks on Economic Team
blogs.wsj.com — Text of President-elect Obama’s remarks introducing his new economic team. President-Elect Barack Obama Economic Team Announcement Monday, November 24, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Good morning. The news this past week, including this ... (more) Text of President-Elect Obama’s Remarks on Economic Team
Comments
Blog Reactions

Obama Names Economic Team
Ace of Spades HQ — Obama Names Economic Team Direct from the Office of the President-elect: "As a thought leader, Larry [Summers] has urged us to confront the problems of income inequality and the middle-class squeeze, consistently arguing that the key to a strong economy is a strong, vibrant, growing middle class," Obama said of Summers. "This idea is at the core of my own economic philosophy and will be the foundation of all of my economic policies." [image] Image courtesy of the ...

Today on DT: How many psychics does it take to fix the economy?
The Latest on Air America — ... today. Obama introduced his economic team a few hours ago, and assured us that they would fix it, just as soon as they decide how. And in the absence of a coherent plan, the government ...

Obama Names a Woman, Christina Romer for CEA Chair
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... and his advisers began looking for a woman for the C.E.A. . . Given the intellectual firepower, aggressiveness and experience of the three men, veteran Washington policy-makers speculate the CEA chairmanship (sic) will carry less influence. Obama also named Melody Barnes as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Melody Barnes is a former Executive Vice President for Policy at the lefty think tank, Center for American Progress. CNN: Obama names his economic team Politico: Berkeley economist to head ...

Obama Names His Economic Team: “There Will Be ‘Cuts’ And ‘Sacrifices’ ” - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Related Post. Geithner nominated as Treasury chief, Summers picked as director of National Economic Council By Jeanne Sahadi - CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President-elect Barack Obama named key members of his administration’s economic team Monday, including New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary nominee and former Harvard President Lawrence Summers as the director of the National Economic Council. “I’ve ...

Related Content
Obama Economic Dream Team
themoderatevoice.com 11/26/2008 — RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch
Obama to Announce Economic Team Today
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/24/2008 — By Michael Fletcher President-elect Barack Obama will officially introduce members of his incoming economic team today during a news conference in Chicago. With the nation wracked by steep job losses, fears that the auto industry is nearing collapse ...
Obama introduces his economic team
washingtonmonthly.com 11/25/2008 — OBAMA INTRODUCES HIS ECONOMIC TEAM.... For all the talk we've heard in recent weeks about possible cabinet selections, today was the first and most meaningful announcement to date about the president-elect's team. President-elect Barack Obama said ...
Obama Rolls Out Economic Team
truthdig.com 11/25/2008 — To fix the ailing economy, Barack Obama has turned to two men who helped break it. On Monday, the president-elect announced Timothy Geithner as his choice for treasury secretary, and Giethner’s former mentor in the Clinton Treasury ...
Obama names transition team leaders
swamppolitics.com 11/5/2008 — by John McCormick , updated President-elect Barack Obama made his first announcements for a transition team this afternoon, saying it will be overseen by John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett, and Pete Rouse. Podesta is a Chicago native and former chief of staff for President Bill Clinton. ...
Obama Taps Geithner to Head Treasury, Prepares Economic Team for Roll-Out Next Week
blogs.abcnews.com 12/2/2008 — From Jake Tapper and George Stephanopoulos: After a very fluid process in which the identity of President-elect Obama's leading candidate for the job seemed to fluctuate like the market, on Friday New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner ...
Change? Not Much
powerlineblog.com 11/26/2008 — Barack Obama has now announced his economic team, and the consistent theme is continuity with the policies of the Bush administration. Tim Geithner will be the new Secretary of the Treasury. He is so well respected on Wall Street that the market ...
Obama to unveil economic team
msnbc.msn.com 11/24/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama will introduce his economic leadership team Monday, a step toward enacting a economic recovery plan that aims to save or create 2.5 million jobs over the next two years.
TIME.com » Blog Archive What to make of the Obama economic team «
curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com 11/25/2008 — I think it's pretty clear what Barack Obama was up to in choosing Tim Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary and Larry Summers his chief White House economic adviser. He knows we're in a serious economic crisis, and he wants people who know what ...
Obama Names Romer to Lead Council of Economic Advisers
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/24/2008 — Christina Romer is a well-regarded economist at the University of California at Berkeley who was a supporter of his presidential candidacy.
Obama’s Comments Provide No New Fuel for MarketsWSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/24/2008
Brad Haynes reports on the transition. What was the market’s snap judgment on President-elect Barack Obama ’s press conference today, introducing four top members of his economics team? After the Dow closed just above 8,000 on Friday, the ...
Obama family friend to be WH SecretaryPOLITICO.com: Politics 11/24/2008
Long-time Obama family friend and Chicago businesswoman Desirée Rogers will be White House secretary and special assistant to the president.
Analysis: Emerging players in Obama's national security teamCNN Political Ticker 11/24/2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton is on track to be Secretary of State, say sources. WASHINGTON (CNN) — When the phone rings at 3 a.m. in the White House during a crisis, President Barack Obama won't lack for advice. But the question may be whose advice ...
Sesno: 6 lessons for President-elect ObamaCNN.com - Politics 11/24/2008
President-elect Barack Obama deserves extra credit for looking back even as he looks ahead. Knowing that he's about to take the helm of this floundering ship of state, he's sought some inspiration from captains who've navigated these waters before.  ...
Summers brings experience in crisis to economics role (McClatchy Newspapers)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — By designating Lawrence Summers to direct his National Economic Council, President-elect Barack Obama gets a man with wide experience in handling international financial crises.