money.cnn.com - 11/24/2008
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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 ...
nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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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. >
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Editorial: Mr. Obama’s Economic Advisers
portfolio.com - 11/24/2008
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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 ...
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Obama's Real Economic Team
blogs.wsj.com - 11/24/2008
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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 ...
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Text of President-Elect Obama’s Remarks on Economic Team
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Obama Names Economic Team
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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?
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... 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
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... 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
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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. ...
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 ...
Sesno: 6 lessons for President-elect Obama —
CNN.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.
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