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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 they're doing and can get stuff done, quickly. As ...
Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today
change.gov — Chicago -- President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their economic team today, naming Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Lawrence Summers as Director of the National Economic ... (more) Geithner, Summers among key economic team members ...
Obama names his economic dream team - Nov. 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
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
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