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Spitzer for Treasury?
(www.thenation.com)
Frank Rich is right. Firing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner won't get us out of the economic disaster we're in. But at this time of righteous rage, deploying Geithner and Lawrence Summers as the... More
Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Senate Objections to Geithner
(www.thenation.com)
Before we let the matter of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's confirmation by the Senate pass, it should be noted that the objections to nomination of Wall Street's candidate to manage the economy... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Senate Sends Geithner to Treasury
(www.truthdig.com)
Timothy Geithner may be a tax dodger who helped funnel taxpayer funds to his banking buddies, but we need that kind of cunning right now. That’s the thinking on Capitol Hill, anyway. The Senate... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Geithner Confirmed for Treasury Post
(airamerica.com)
Timothy F. Geithner was sworn in as secretary of the Treasury on Monday evening, confirmed by a Senate majority that concluded that his experience in government and finance outweighed concerns about... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
A Pass for Geithner
(www.prospect.org)
Tim Geithner's testimony at his confirmation hearing gave few clues about what the new administration will do to revive the nation's effectively bankrupt financial system. He obliquely...
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
President Obama Fails His First Hard Choice
(www.alternet.org)
Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. -- President... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
DIVISIONS ON THE OBAMA ECONOMIC TEAM?
(www.prospect.org)
Bloomberg reports that Timothy Geithner is trying to push out Sheila Bair, head of the FDIC. Bair has gotten a lot of good press in recent months for her aggressive focus on helping individual
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Past and Future
(www.thenation.com)
A year ago, when Barack Obama said it was time to turn the page, his campaign declaration seemed to promise a fresh start for Washington. I, for one, failed to foresee Obama would turn the page... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Initial Steps by Obama Suggest a Bipartisan Flair b (www.nytimes.com)
In the third week of his transition to power, President-elect Barack Obama is working to build a cordial relationship with Republicans by seeking guidance on policy proposals, asking for advice on... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Can't Get Around It
(www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Today's Times has a lengthy piece on what got Citigroup into trouble. In general, the plot line is not surprising -- broad problems of corporate culture, lax internal oversight of potentially risky... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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