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Senate Confirms Jack Lew As Treasury Secretary

by Igor Bobic
02.27.13 | 1:09 pm

The Senate confirmed Jack Lew as the nation’s new treasury secretary on Wednesday by a margin of 71-26.

Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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