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Senate panel set to vote Tuesday on Treasury nominee Jacob Lew
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee is expected to vote to confirm Jacob J. Lew's nomination to be Treasury secretary on Tuesday, setting the stage for his confirmation by the full Senate in the coming days. Lew, the former White House chief of staff,...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Max Baucus, Citigroup Incorporated, Republican Party
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Treasury nominee Jacob Lew faces tough questions on Citigroup job
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew on Wednesday faced tough questions from Republican senators about his tenure as a top executive at Citigroup Inc. in the years leading up to the financial crisis. Lew was criticized for not knowing...
Tags: Politics, Max Baucus, Mitt Romney, Chuck Grassley, Citigroup Incorporated
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Treasury nominee Jacob J. Lew says he would work to boost recovery
WASHINGTON -- Treasury secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew told senators Wednesday that his top priority was to boost the economic recovery while also grappling with the nation's growing debt. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee,...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Max Baucus, Labor Markets
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Ex-Treasury Secretary Geithner's new job: fellow at N.Y. think tank
WASHINGTON -- It didn't take long for former Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to land a new job, and it's not on Wall Street -- though it's in the same area code. The Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank based in New York, said...
Tags: International Monetary Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Barack Obama, Politics, Think Tanks
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As he departs, Geithner says 'not a chance' he'll be next Fed chair
WASHINGTON -- As Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner prepared to leave office Friday, he was clear about one thing he won't be doing in the future -- running the Federal Reserve. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's second term expires in January 2014...
Tags: Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner, POLITICO LLC, Ben Bernanke, White House
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Obama to name new White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will name Denis McDonough as the new White House chief of staff and announce other changes to his staff Friday afternoon, a White House official said. McDonough is deputy national security advisor and a trusted advisor to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Senate, Elections, Corporate Officers
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Treasury Secretary Geithner reportedly wants to leave by month's end
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, the last remaining member of President Obama's original economic team, has made it clear he did not intend to stay in the high-pressure job for more than four years. And now, with Obama set to be...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Joe Biden
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Widget lets you see how Treasury nominee Lew would sign your name
WASHINGTON -- The unusual signature of penmanship-challenged Treasury Secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew is drawing as much attention as any of his views on fiscal policy. And now anyone can see how the man whose John Hancock soon could grace our greenbacks...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Timothy Geithner, NPR, Elections
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Pro-Israel groups take wait-and-see approach to Hagel nomination
WASHINGTON – Two influential pro-Israel organizations that have been skeptical about President Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Defense secretary said Monday they are not opposing confirmation of the former Republican senator, following...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Hamas, Barack Obama, Politics, Elections
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AmEx, Xerox CEOs reportedly considered for Obama Cabinet posts
WASHINGTON -- President Obama, who has faced criticism that he has been hostile to big business, reportedly is considering two major corporate chief executives for positions in his second-term Cabinet. American Express Co. Chief Executive Kenneth...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, John Bryson, Southern California Edison Company, Edison International
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Our money may soon feature the world's goofiest signature
If, as it appears, Jack Lew is being picked by President Obama as his nominee to serve as Treasury secretary, get ready for a goofy addition to our money. No, he's not going to dress it up in fancy colors or include a picture of Kim Kardashian. He's...
Tags: Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian
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McManus: Susan Rice, done in by the 'fiscal cliff'
It's no secret that Senate Republicans, led by John McCain, took aim at Susan Rice. The only question is, why? It wasn't primarily her views on foreign policy; Rice and McCain actually aren't that far apart on many issues. (They both pressed for U.S....
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements, Benghazi
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