Obama: Geithner's Job Is Safe

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2009 10:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama has a message for those who want Tim Geithner out at Treasury: Forget about it. And if Geithner himself decides he's had enough and tries to resign, the president has a ready answer: "Sorry, Buddy, you've still got the job." In... Read full story »

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