Mort Zuckerman: Geithner & the Economy
Airtime: Mon. Aug. 9 2010 | 10:17 AM ET
Mort Zuckerman, chairman and editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report, tells CNBC he doesn’t share Treasury Secretary Geithner’s rosy view on the economy.

Airtime: Mon. Aug. 9 2010 | 10:17 AM ET
Mort Zuckerman, chairman and editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report, tells CNBC he doesn’t share Treasury Secretary Geithner’s rosy view on the economy.

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