Lew announcement set for Thursday afternoon

Lew announcement set for Thursday afternoon-politico: President Barack Obama on Thursday afternoon will announce that White House chief of staff Jack Lew is his nominee to be the next Treasury secretary, according to the White House.The announcement is set for 1:30 p.m. in the East Room, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who plans to leave his post at the end of the month, will be in attendance.