We have sunk to such a depth that the restatement of the obvious has become the first duty of intelligent men. -- George Orwell, 1939 U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has a lot on his plate these days with the banking system on life-support, the economy in recession, and his office in charge of running the master plan to patch up the whole mess. AP Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the big screen, speaking at the Inter-American Development Bank meeting in Medellin, Colombia, March 29. Still, President Barack Obama's top fix-it man managed to jet down to Medellin, Colombia, a week ago...
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