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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/26/2009
Treasury Secretary Geithner
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This afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to take up the nomination of Timothy Geithner to be Treasury Secretary. The debate promises to be brief. By unanimous consent, the Senate has allotted just one hour to Democrats and one hour to Republicans; after that, the Geithner nomination will come to ...
Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff
usatoday.com - 1/28/2009
Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff
— usatoday.com — President Barack Obama, left, and Vice President Joe Biden, listen to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speak after... Biden swore him in as Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department on Monday in Washington. (more) Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff

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weeklystandard.com - 1/27/2009
'Tax Cheat Tim' Geithner and the End of Post-Partisanship
— weeklystandard.com — Tim Geithner was confirmed as Treasury secretary by a 60 to 34 vote in the Senate last... night. Because 30 of the 34 senators who opposed him were Republicans and 50 of the 60 who supported him were Democrats, Politico declares that the vote signifies ... (more) 'Tax Cheat Tim' Geithner and the End of Post-Partisanship

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michellemalkin.com - 1/26/2009
Giving in to Geithner: The B.O. Republicans bow down
— michellemalkin.com — The Barack Obama Republicans are Bending Over again. [...] Read the rest »... (more) Giving in to Geithner: The B.O. Republicans bow down

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Giving in to Geithner: The B.O. Republicans bow down
Michelle Malkin — ... on the Senate Finance Committee supported Geithner, five opposed him. The final vote is set tonight. And the outcome is preordained (or, as Spike Lee puts it, pre-deortained): Geithner will sail through with token opposition. The only open question is whether Sen. Hatch will chime in with a paean to Geithner’s ...

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