President Obama plans to name White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to replace Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg cited “a person familiar with the process,” who said that Lew has been offered the post byObama replaced outgoing Bill Daley with Jack Lew last January, when criticism on Lew's Citigroup tenure started to intensify. Along with Director of Legislative Affairs Rob Nabors, Lew immediately became one of Obama'sPresident Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew for Treasury secretary as soon as Thursday, Politico reports. "In doing so, Obama is throwing Lew straight into the middle of an increasingly nasty budget warIn today's White House briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney if President Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, has been working on his signature. Why was this a relevant question?In today's White House briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney if President Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, has been working on his signature. Why was this a relevant question?
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