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Obama Will Nominate New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner For Treasury Secretary

Jarrett

This according to Reuters. Not official yet. According to the Wall Street Journal, Geithner was a "key architect" in the $30b bailout of Bear Stearns earlier this year.

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