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• Transition sources point to Geithner, Richardson
President-elect Barack Obama's potential Cabinet began to take shape today, as two sources close to the transition team said that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner is "on track" to be offered the Treasury secretary post. Sources also said that Gov. Bill Richardson is a serious contender for commerce secretary.
• Brown: Auto CEOs need reality check
Much has been made of the car company CEOs showing up for Congressional hearings in private jets to ask for a taxpayer-funded bailout.
• Verizon fires workers over Obama records
Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday.
• U.N.: Gunmen kill woman while trying to rape girl
Armed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.
• Officials: Teen's suicide seen on Internet
With his webcam trained on him, a Florida teenager died in his bed of a drug overdose while others watched over the Internet, officials said Friday.
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