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President-elect Barack Obama has tapped New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner as his Treasury secretary and Hillary Clinton has emerged as his potential Secretary of State.
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Timothy Geithner rumors rally Wall Street
Word that President-elect Barack Obama has settled on New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary was enough to send Wall Street rallying Friday. The markets had been going down until the word began to leak out Friday afternoon that Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, would be announced Monday as Obama's choice.
Frugality is among Oprah's favorite things
She might be one of the wealthiest celebrities with an estimated worth of $2.5 billion, but that doesn't mean that Oprah Winfrey can't be frugal in these difficult economic times. Naysayers who still think we aren't in a recession need look no further than Winfrey's annual "Favorite Things" list of gifts.
Give 'em a hand for the cool factor Adny Ihnatko: It wasn't a hockey fight video, but it was a good way to get through a boring morning all the same, as I watched an online video of Oblong Industries' new "g-speak" spatial user interface and software development platform. "G-speak" is a whole new interface based solely on hand gestures. You really should watch the video (helpfully embedded at oblong.com); it's quite remarkable.
Eddie and Jobo no mo' at B-96 Lewis Lazare: It's over for Ed Volkman, Joe Bohannon and Erica Cobb at CBS Radio-owned Top 40 WBBM-FM (96.3). CBS Radio Chicago Market Manager Rod Zimmerman abruptly pulled the plug on the trio of on-air talent Friday and said he wanted to take the station's morning drive show "in a new direction."
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Eddie and Jobo no mo' at B-96 
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