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Treasury Secretary-Designate Signals Switch on China
Posted By Sheldon Richman
“Timothy F. Geithner, who moved closer to confirmation as Treasury secretary on Thursday, told senators that President Obama believed China was ‘manipulating’ its currency, suggesting a more confrontational stance toward that country than under the Bush administration.” (New York Times [1], Friday)
American consumers would be the real target.
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“Free Trade’s Never-Ending Battle” [2] by Arthur E. Foulkes
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[1] New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/business/worldbusiness/23treasury.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
[2] “Free Trade’s Never-Ending Battle”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/free-trades-never-ending-battle/
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