Presidnt-elect Obama announces economic team in Chicago
President-elect Barack Obama (C) introduces his economic team during a news conference on November 24, 2008 in Chicago. Obama named Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, (from left) Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer and National Economic Council Director-designate Lawrence Summers. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
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