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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Emanuel Says Obama Has ‘100% Confidence’ in Fed Chief Bernanke


President Barack Obama fully backs Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who has come under scrutiny for his role helping engineer Bank of America Corp.’s purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co., a top White House aide said.
“The president has 100 percent confidence” in the U.S. Fed chief, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Obama Picks NY Federal Reserve President As Treasury Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama has selected New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy F. Geithner as Treasury secretary, handing the post to a primary architect of the Bush administration’s response to the financial crisis, according to Democratic and industry officials yesterday.

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