Geithner is confirmed as treasury secretary

US Senate confirms Geithner as treasury secretary 01/26/2009 @ 7:18 pm Filed by Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate voted Monday to confirm Timothy Geithner as US treasury secretary, despite misgivings over his personal tax problems and ongoing government efforts to rescue the battered US economy. Senators voted 60-34 to confirm Geithner after debate in which foes cited his failure to pay certain taxes earlier this decade and his support for government intervention in the economy while his backers stressed his expertise and the urgent need to pull the US economy out of a paralyzing recession.