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 ...
New York Times: Clinton accepts offer to be next U.S. state secretary - Xinhua News Agency WASHINGTON- Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has accepted offer to be the next U.S. state secretary- joining her former presidential rival Barack Obama s cabinet- according to a news report released on Friday. Citing two of Clinton s associates- the New York Times said in ...
Apec to discuss financial crisis - Al Jazeera World leaders are arriving in the Peruvian capital Lima to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum for two days of talks on the global economic downturn. George Bush- on his last scheduled foreign trip as US president- met Hu Jintao- the Chinese president- in Lima on Friday ahead of the ...
US Attorney-General Michael Mukasey collapses during speech in Washington - News.com.au US Attorney-General Michael Mukasey is in hospital but is "conscious- conversant and alert" after collapsing while delivering a speech at a hotel. "His vital statistics are strong and he is in good spirits-" spokesman Peter Carr said. "The doctors will keep him overnight for further observations ...
Bush extends unemployment benefits - Worthington Daily Globe WASHINGTON (AP) - With no end in sight to economic bad news- President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. Bush signed an extension of jobless benefits into law just before 8 a.m.- as he was ...
UPDATE 5-Citigroup talking to US govt as shares dive-source - FXStreet.com NEW YORK- Nov 21 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has begun talks with the U.S. government as its plummeting share price raises doubts about the bank s ability to survive- a person familiar with the matter said. The bank has met with officials from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department in ...
NCAA Game Summary - UCLA vs. Southern Illinois - Sports Network New York- NY (Sports Network) - Alfred Aboya finished with 22 points and eight rebounds- as fourth-ranked UCLA rebounded to top Southern Illinois- 77-60- and win third place at the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The Bruins (3-1) suffered a 55-52 loss at the hands of Michigan on ...
Travis Barker Files Lawsuit Against Airline and Tire Companies - WKRC ET exclusively confirms Travis Barker - who along with DJ AM survived a deadly plane crash- has filed a complaint for damages for personal injury and wrongful death against Clay Lacy Aviation and three other companies. Read on to learn more about the debilitating injuries Barker alleges he lives ...
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