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Ben Bernanke: Congress Should Not Sharply Cut Spending In Weak Economy

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 12.04.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recovery "is close to faltering" and the central bank is prepared to take f...

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Top Fed Official: We Can't Speed Up Labor Market Recovery

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (By Emily Kaiser): Monetary policy cannot speed up labor market healing or prevent asset price bubbles, and counting on it to do so may do ...

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Bernanke Warns Of The Severe 'Social Consequences' Of Unemployment

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (By Kristina Cooke): Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a long period of high unemployment could exact a steep soci...

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Fed Needs To 'Start Giving A Red Hot Damn About The American Public,' Says Sen. Whitehouse

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two days before Ben Bernanke's confirmation hearing, most Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are withholding judgment, waiting to hear directly...

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