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Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel’s committee oversees the most significant pieces of economic legislation in the new Congress, but investigations into his failure to pay taxes on his Dominican Republic villa and accusations of donor kickbacks are raising the ire of fellow members.

VPOTUS tells CBS that while Gitmo is “definitely closing,” “We’re going one prisoner at a time. We’re trying to figure out exactly what we’ve inherited here.” No statement on where the prisoners end up, but fine use of the word “meticulously.”

In the midst of a financial crisis, would be TreasSec Timothy Geithner’s confirmation is the most in doubt of any of the new POTUS’s Cabinet choices. Are GOP opponents playing Russian roulette with the economy by causing the delay, or just making sure that he’s the right choice?