Treasury Aide Wins OK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Lawrence Summers, undersecretary of the Treasury for international affairs, was confirmed Friday to the department’s No. 2 post despite controversy over his handling of Mexico’s financial crisis last year. The Senate voted, 74 to 21, in favor of Summers’ promotion.
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