Freedom's Lighthouse (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Holding his third press conference in as many days this past Wednesday, November 26, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced that former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker will head up Obama's Economic Advisory Board. Obama also took some questions from the press:
EconomyInCrisis Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Wednesday President-elect Barack Obama announced the creation of a special economic advisory board to steer the nation out of the current recession . Heading the board, which will include eight to 16 other members, will be former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. Volcker, 81, is a consummate Washington insider, having worked in the administrations of five presidents. Volcker has been a part...
Malaysia-Finance Blogspot (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Paul Volcker, who helped tame runaway inflation in the 1980s during two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has agreed to lead a new White House economic advisory committee, President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday. He praised Mr. Volcker as one of the world’s foremost economic policy experts. “Paul has served under both Republicans and Democrats and is held in the highest esteem for his sound...
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Obama taps Volcker to head board President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce that Paul Volcker will head a new economic recovery board, two sources close to the transition team tell CNN. Go to Source Share and Enjoy:
Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
President-elect Barack Obama shares a laugh with former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, chairman-designate of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as he speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. AP “A global economy requires a global currency” - Paul Volcker New York Times | Nov 26, 2008 By JEFF ZELENY CHICAGO — Paul Volcker, who [...]
Vote By Issues! (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce that Paul Volcker will head a new economic recovery board, two sources close to the transition team tell CNN. Go to Source
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Paul Volcker prepared a 26-pound turkey for his extended family in New York City Thursday. (CNN) – Paul Volcker, former chairman of Federal Reserve and an economic adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, knows a thing or two about turning out a tasty Thanksgiving turkey. Volcker shared his tips with CNN on Thursday and said his secrets include [...]
The Real Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Although you cannot see it in this video clip, President-in-waiting Barack Obama stands in front of Paul Volcker, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve whom Obama has appointed to his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, at a November 26, 2008, press conference. YouTuber speakmymind01, who posted the above video clip, comments “Remember the criticism of [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to chair a new panel to advise him how to stabilize financial markets and navigate a potentially painful recession.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
"Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers six if one went to Harvard". So said economist Edgar Fiedler. Barack Obama is setting himself up to have this problem in spades. He's hiring Paul Volcker former Federal Reserve chairman and Harvard alumnus to chair a new economic advisory body. With the US economy in dire straits more voices may be better than fewer. But there's a danger debate...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Barack Obama is dialling back the clock to the 1980s in his quest for an adviser without awkward ties to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.The U.S. president-elect yesterday named former Federal Reserve Board chief and inflation-slayer Paul Volcker, 81, to head a newly created panel of outside mentors.
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Fed, has agreed to lead a new White House economic advisory committee, President-elect Barack Obama said. ...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Paul Volcker was reviled before he was revered. President-elect Barack Obama named the 81-year-old Volcker to head a new economic advisory panel today, citing "his sound and independent judgment." But nearly three decades ago - when Obama was still a college...
Vote By Issues! (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Economic Issues: News & Videos about Economic Issues - CNN.com President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as the head of a special economic recovery advisory board. Go to Source
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday appointed former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to head a new White House panel to help tackle the financial crisis. "It has become increasingly clear in recent months that we are facing an economic crisis of historic proportions," Obama said at a press conference in Chicago, noting he will create the "President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board."...
