Geithner discharged from hospital

(Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was sent home after successful treatment at a Washington hospital for a kidney stone, a spokesman said.

A kidney stone is a hard mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine within the urinary tract, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse of the National Institutes of Health.

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Jimmy Rogers loves Tim Geithner...

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[DailyBail]

« F#@K YOU GEITHNER - Treasury Announces Plan To Sell Taxpayers' GM Stake With 'No Concern For Profit' »

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« Bailout News Video: Gentle Jim Rogers Brings The Asian Pain In Bloomberg Public Beatdown Of Treasury Knob Geithner. Rogers Goes Old-School With Texas Pile Driver. »

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i remember writing this headline...a long, long time ago...

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WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Senate headed for a last-minute showdown over spending as Republicans vowed on Wednesday to block a bill laden with pet projects that would fund the entire U.S. government.

With prospects uncertain for the $1.1 trillion measure, lawmakers planned for a vote on Saturday, hours before funding expires for everything from nuclear submarines to national parks.

Senate Republicans blasted the bill as a crude Democratic attempt to push through funding for pet projects known as earmarks before the new year, when Republicans will wield greater clout in Washington.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1518712220101215

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WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A test of the sole U.S. defense against long-range ballistic missiles failed on Wednesday, the second failure in a row involving the system managed by Boeing Co (BA.N), the Defense Department said.

"The Missile Defense Agency was unable to achieve a planned intercept of a ballistic missile target during a test over the Pacific Ocean today," Richard Lehner, an agency spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement. No preliminary explanation of the failure was provided.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1566818820101215

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(Reuters) - German researchers who used a bone marrow transplant to treat a cancer patient with the AIDS virus, have declared him cured of the virus -- a stunning claim in a field where the word "cure" is barely whispered.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BE68220101215

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(Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot dead by suspected smugglers in a gun battle close to the Mexico border in southern Arizona and four suspects have been arrested, authorities said on Wednesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BF0P620101216

[Texas Dar]

@ DB, WE NEED TO FIND A NEW WORD STRONGER than,,, « F#@K YOU GEITHNER ....Sorry, on Anns lap-top tonight with the 2x4 flat keyboard...

Realy, we need a new "FUCK" word, so they know we mean it. Over & over Dar makes an ass of him self trying to make a point. I know what im feeling, but its hard putting it down on paper. Guess Dar watched that Obama clip one to many times,Ha ?

Anything anyone in goverment says is BS, and we know it. They live in a world that has no sun light. No air, no common sence. But everyone knows Dar knows what hes talkin-bout cuz im one of ya's......!

But realy DB, « F#@K YOU GEITHNER IS NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH........Sorry...words when it comes to goverment scum....!

[john]

I know what cause his medical condition......

http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2009/03/546a.html

And boy do I have a bridge to sell! It's a real cream puff!!!!!

[fliteshare]

They should have moved him to that other ward. The one where they keep people that have delussions about doing a fabulous job.

[DailyBail]

@john...nice link...cracked me up

@fliteshare...well played...