President Obama is set to appoint White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew Treasury Secretary, according to the Washington Post. Lew is an observant Jew. “Jack’s a great choice,” said Lawrence H. Summers, a former Treasury secretary and top Obama economic adviser. “Few Treasury secretaries have had as much experience at as high a level of economic policy as Jack Lew, and there are none who have established a greater reputation for thoughtfulness, trustworthiness and decency.”

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