It looks like New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner is our next Treasury secretary. A few quick thoughts: 1) He has the edge of being from Wall Street and understanding that world without being of Wall Street and having his hands "dirty" from the subprime crisis. 2) CNBC's Jim ...
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has accepted the offer to become Barack Obama 's secretary of state, according to reports in The New York Times . Clinton, New York's junior senator, made her decision to take the position after a second discussion of her role with Obama, the report said. The ...
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In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner greets employees of the GM Lordstown Assembly Plant in Lordstown, Ohio. General Motors Corp. will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at five factories, which includes the ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Golden State Warriors traded disgruntled forward Al Harrington to the Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford on Friday in a swap that addresses both the Warriors' injury problems and New York's salary cap concerns. "I drafted Al back in 1998, and I think his talents are a great ...
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George Bush, the US president, is due to attend an Asia-Pacifc summit in Lima, Peru in a bid to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. Bush's attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) marks his last scheduled trip abroad as US ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey is back at work. He's also sent an e-mail to Justice Department staff, saying he feels "fine," and that tests have "come back with good results." A spokeswoman earlier said doctors had ruled out a stroke or a cardiac problem as the cause of his ...
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LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that led to the abandonment of nearly three-dozen children, including some teenagers as old as 17. The law goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. local time Saturday. Heineman signed the bill ...
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