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Obama fills key Treasury posts

WASHINGTON, March 23 – President Barack Obama Monday moved to fill the leadership vacuum at the Treasury department, tapping former Treasury official Neal S. Wolin as Secretary Timothy Geithner’s number two and former White House aide Lael Brainard for the top international job.

Mr Obama also announced that Stuart Levey would stay on as Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, a position he has held since 2004.

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