Now that President-elect Barack Obama has won the election, he can get down to the hard work of dealing with a host of challenges the country faces, including a credit crisis, two wars and a global economic slowdown. At the top of Obama's to-do list: choosing the Cabinet that will help him run the government.
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Politico
reports that Obama has already settled on Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., to serve as his White House chief of staff and that he plans
to announce his economic and national security teams soon.
The
Daily
Beast put together a nifty multimedia flowchart of some of Obama's
options, complete with odds on the next treasury secretary. And for
financial markets and dealmakers around the globe, its the
president-elect's pick for treasury secretary that's of key importance.
The Deal's Bill McConnell also
outlined the case for and against some of the top
candidates including New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy
Geithner, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Treasury
Secretary Larry Summers, former Fed Chairman Paul Volker and New
Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. -
George White
See Politico story
See Daily Beast picks
See Dealscape post on Treasury candidates
