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Obama Rolls Out Economic Team
truthdig.com - 11/25/2008
Obama Rolls Out Economic Team
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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 Department, Lawrence Summers, as his pick to head ...
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
washingtonindependent.com - 11/21/2008
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
— washingtonindependent.com — Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary. (more) Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?

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Obama rolls out national security team
cnn.com - 12/1/2008
Obama rolls out national security team
— cnn.com — Obama is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post. (more) Obama rolls out national security team

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Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 24, 2008
money.cnn.com - 11/24/2008
Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 24, 2008
— money.cnn.com — 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 ... (more) Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 24, 2008

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