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Entries tagged "election 2008"Bankers give politicians the cold shoulder?The Washington Independent, an online alternative media outlet, concludes that TARP and the economy have put a chill on banker campaign contributions. Obama and that sucking sound in WashingtonIt's always difficult to draw definitive conclusions from the markets -- particularly in these volatile times. What was Thursday all about? Was it Citigroup Inc., the financials in general buffeted by a larger recession, the off-track Detroit rescue, or simply, as Andy Kessler wrote Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, massive year-end selling? Or was it, as Paul Krugman suggests Friday in The New York Times, the growing sense of a vacuum in economic policymaking as the lame-duck Congress crawls out of D.C. and as Henry Paulson seems to be closing up shop, or at least tending to his legacy,... Pritzker surfaces, but may sink as Commerce pickChicago hotel heiress Penny Pritzker's run as President-elect Barack Obama's likely nominee for commerce secretary appears to have ended almost as soon as it began. ... Bush antitrust officials give eventual Obama nominees adviceFormer antitrust officials Thursday warned members of the Washington antitrust bar that the next administration could take a more skeptical view of mergers, and they warned future officials to work hard to make certain that antitrust is part of the solution to the nation's current economic woes.... Women's group disses Summers as possible treasury secretary pickA group dedicated to promoting women in scientific professions called on President-elect Barack Obama to reject Larry Summers (pictured) as a possible nominee for treasury secretary. The Rosalind Franklin Society said Summers' comment during his tenure as Harvard University president that "innate differences" between men and women accounted for the dearth of females at the upper echelon of the field should disqualify him from consideration. ... More on Volcker and his role in an Obama administrationLast week, I questioned whether former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker is the right person to lead the economy out of its doldrums. The post prompted some debate in the comments section of Dealscape. In response to one comment, let me say that I never meant to argue that Volcker's actions to stem inflation were wrong. I simply highlighted that the actions produced a deep recession. However, I did make it clear that Volcker's efforts eventually broke years of stagflation the U.S. economy had suffered through in the 1970s. In fact, I may not have been clear in my post,... An independent Harbour at the helm of the FTC?Few in the antitrust bar would put Federal Trade Commission member Pamela Jones Harbour on their short list to be agency chairman. But politics could put the former New York state assistant attorney general in the FTC's top post. While Harbour might not be a favorite among Washington's antitrust community, tapping her would raise few eyebrows outside that insular neighborhood. ... Treasury horse race oddsIf you are a betting man, then US News & World Report's The Home Front blog provides the odds of some of the oft-mentioned contenders for President-elect Barack Obama's treasury secretary. ... Summers vs. Geithner: The New Republic's takeThe New Republic's senior editor Noam Scheiber offers an excellent take on the strengths and weaknesses of Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner, the likely leading rivals for President-elect Barack Obama's treasury secretary nomination. In short, Scheiber's take is that both are eminently qualified, offer little in substantive difference, but have important contrasts in style that could ultimately sway Obama's decision.... FDIC's Bair another name in the treasury secretary mixFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair is a dark-horse candidate to succeed Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson when the Bush administration ends. ... Obama's treasury secretary, chief of staff picks at handThe rumors about President-elect Barack Obama's administration continue to percolate in both Washington and the greater media as most pundits expect quick movement. Already there are reports that Obama may have a chief of staff, and has narrowed his treasury secretary list down to three candidates. ... TARP opponents could take charge of GOPWhen Democrats lost seats in the 2002 midterm congressional election, then-House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt quietly decided not to run for re-election for that position. With Republicans losing House seats in both 2006 and 2008, expect GOP members to push for changes to their leadership. That could mean the ouster of House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, or GOP Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. Possible replacement candidates include Reps. Paul Ryan, 38, R-Wisc. and Eric Cantor, 45, R-Va., both lawmakers that led a high-profile ultimately unsuccessful effort to topple Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion government purchase plan.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "election 2008." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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