‘Left, Right & Center’: Geithner’s Grand Plan; Obama’s Afghan Quagmire
The clock is ticking for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to come up with a plan to deal with the banks that actually works. Meanwhile, some of the United States' current struggles seem beside the point to European countries that already have a strong social safety net. And finally on this week's list of "Left, Right & Center" hot topics is President Obama and Afghanistan: Is this a disaster waiting to happen?The clock is ticking for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to come up with a plan to deal with the banks that actually works. Meanwhile, some of the United States’ current struggles seem beside the point to European countries that already have a strong social safety net. And finally on this week’s list of “Left, Right & Center” hot topics is President Obama and Afghanistan: Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
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