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Weak Economy Slows Inflation As Housing Starts Rise (airamerica.com)

The economy is weak enough to keep inflation in check but strong enough to increase the pace of home construction and raise hopes for a sustained recovery.

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A Cockeyed Optimist Does Not a Good Fed Chairman Make (www.banksterusa.org)

Last week, Ben Bernanke, the head of the Federal Reserve, came before the Senate Banking Committee for a confirmation hearing. Bernanke was nominated by President Bush for a four year term beginning... More

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Heavyweights Debate “Too Big To Fail” (wallstcheatsheet.com)

Has “Too Big to Fail” become “a policy enshrining crony capitalism” in the oft-quoted phrase, or does the argument against breaking up TBTF banks have merit? Do regulatory approaches to... More

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Weekly Audit: Four More Years of Bailout Ben (lauraflanders.firedoglake.com)

After Ben Bernanke allowed an $8 trillion housing bubble to ravage the global economy and nearly destroy the U.S. financial system, President Barack Obama has decided he deserves another term as... More

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VT Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on the Bernanke Nomination (www.chelseagreen.com) TMC

The Fed was asleep at the wheel as our country skidded off the highway and into the trough that’s come to be known as the Great Recession. The government—meaning the George W. Bush administration... More

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When Will The Recession End? Try 2015! (AUDIO) | Air America Media (airamerica.com) TMC

Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke was nominated for a second four year term Tuesday and indicated that the goal of his second term at the central bank will be to stablize the economy. Good... More

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Return of the Bern' (www.prospect.org) TMC

This morning, President Obama will announce his intent to renominate Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke to another four-year term in his position. I've already made the case for why Bernanke... More

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Fed Chair Bernanke: The Recession Is Lifting (airamerica.com) TMC

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told investors Friday at the annual Fed conference in Wisconsin that indicators show the economic recession lifting.

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What to do with Ben Bernanke? (www.prospect.org) TMC

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's term expires early next year, and there's been much debate over whether President Obama should keep the head of the U.S. central bank around for another five years or replace... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Chairman Bernanke Explains It All (www.truthdig.com) TMC

On Sunday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met the media, or at least PBS “NewsHour” anchor Jim Lehrer, along with some concerned citizens of Kansas City, Mo., to discuss how the Fed has... More

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