President-elect Barack Obama (R) takes questions from the press after introducing his economic team during a press conference at the Hilton Hotel November 24, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama named Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, (L) and Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer (C) as well as National Economic Council Director-designate Lawrence Summers and White House Domestic Policy Council Director-designate Melody Barnes, both not pictured. (Photo by Brian Kersey-Pool/Getty Images)
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All eyes are on President-Elect Barack Obama's new economic team, and their plans to navigate the unprecedented financial crisis.
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Stan Collender: Managing director for Qorvis Communications. He writes a column on budget issues for Roll Call, and contributes to the economics blog Capital Gains and Games.
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Menzie Chinn: Professor of public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin. He co-writes the Econbrowser blog.
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