Obama makes key picks
Several key appointments, including State and Treasury Department secretaries appear to be nearly-done deals.
Several key appointments, including State and Treasury Department secretaries appear to be nearly-done deals.
Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher as President-elect Obama appeared ready to tap the chief of the N.Y. Federal Reserve as the next treasury secretary.
Take a look at some of the high-profile departmental vacancies — and who Barack Obama is tagging to fill them.
Plus, a roundtable with Erin Burnett, Paul Ingrassia, Eugene Robinson and Chuck Todd.
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Despite their gains at the polls, the coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats may be put to the test by the financial crisis