dcexaminer.com - 1/16/2009
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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 of yesterday s reporting by National Review s ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/16/2009
nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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nytimes.com —
The tax transgressions by Timothy F. Geithner, the
nominee for Treasury secretary, paint a picture of noncompliance
that is more disturbing than his supporters acknowledge. >
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Editorial: More Questions for Mr. Geithner
townhall.com - 1/15/2009
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townhall.com —
Flying back to California from D.C. last night
on Jet Blue I watched a few hours of
the panels on the financial stations chewing over the dispiriting retail news from December, the illness of Steve Jobs, the vote today on the second release of the ...
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Hugh Hewitt: Confirm Geithner; Approve The TARP Funds, ...
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D.C. EXAMINER: Obama Should Give Geithner the Hook….
Instapundit —
D.C. EXAMINER: Obama Should Give Geithner the Hook.
Bush Offers to Pre-Pardon Obama Treasury Pick
ScrappleFace —
... (2009-01-16) — As part of his effort to smooth the transition for his successor, President George Bush today offered to “pre-pardon” Barack Obama’s choice for Treasury Secretary to clear the way for Timothy Geithner’s approval by the Senate. ...
WHY GEITHNER HAS GOT TO GO
Right Wing Nut House —
... that Washington works. Yes, we shouldn’t pay too much attention to the rhetoric used by a candidate when he is running for office – especially someone like Obama whose Cotton Candy Candidacy was short on specifics and long on meaningless drivel. But when you consider that the man made such a huge deal about bringing a “new kind of politics” to Washington and reforming the government, Obama’s attachment to Treasury Secretary Designate Timothy Geithner is both puzzling and troubling. The ...
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