Obama picks New York Fed chief to head Treasury - The Age President-elect Barack Obama picked Timothy Geithner- head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York- to be his Treasury secretary- with Lawrence Summers getting a senior White House role- a Democratic aide said. Obama is also likely to nominate New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as Commerce ...
Martine Aubry and Ségolène Royal scrap for the soul of socialism - Times Online The fight for leadership of the French Socialist party came down last night to a run-off between two female foes: Ségolène Royal- the glamorous former presidential candidate- and Martine Aubry- the stern-mannered Mayor of Lille. The women- whose mutual loathing is legendary- emerged as the front ...
Obama Kids to Attend Sidwell Friends - Washington Post Continuing a tradition among Washington s power elite- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have decided to send their kids to Sidwell Friends School. Michelle Obama confirmed yesterday that Malia and Sasha- the incoming first daughters- will enroll at the pricey private school when the family ...
US Bank takes over 2 shutdown California thrifts - Duluth News Tribune Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California- saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state. The failures of Downey Savings and Loan Association- based in Newport Beach- and PFF Bank & Trust of Pomona brought the number of U ...
Singler has big night- leading No. 10 Duke to 71-56 victory over Michigan - Grand Forks Herald Kyle Singler showed up from the start this time- scoring 15 points and leading No. 10 Duke to a 71-56 victory over surprising Michigan on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic. Nolan Smith added 16 points and Gerald Henderson had 12 for the Blue Devils- who won their four ...
Warriors ship disgrunted forward Al Harrington to Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford - Newsday 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 ...
Mukasey collapses during speech - Denver Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed Thursday evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. "The attorney general is conscious- conversant and alert-" Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said after ...
Asia-Pacific leaders gather for Lima summit to deal with economic crisis - CJAD LIMA- Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other Asia-Pacific leaders are gathering in the Peruvian capital for a summit expected to be dominated by talks on how to get ahead of the global financial crisis. Harper left Ottawa Friday morning and is expected to arrive in Lima early in the evening ...
Court Grants Madonna And Ritchie Divorce - Redorbit.com U.S. pop music icon Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie were granted a divorce in London s High Court Friday. The couple- who married in 2000 and have two children together- last month announced plans to legally end their marriage. The BBC quoted a statement released by the court ...
Obama s Cellphone Account Breached by Verizon Employees - Wall Street Journal Verizon Wireless disclosed late Thursday that several of its employees accessed and viewed President-elect Barack Obama s personal cellphone account- and said it planned to discipline workers for the privacy breach. "We apologize to President-Elect Obama and will work to keep the trust our customers ...
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