2011-07-01nytimes.com

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Thursday that he planned to stay in his job "for the foreseeable future."

Normally, that would not qualify as news. But Mr. Geithner's comments came in a frenzied afternoon of speculation after news reports that he was considering leaving the Obama administration in the coming months, after a deal is reached with Congress to reduce the budget deficit.



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