Ben Bernanke Reappointment

The Case for Recess Appointing Bernanke

Victor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama should announce plans to circumvent Senate obstruction and recess appoint Ben Bernanke as Fed Chair while the Senate debates whether to hold a timely confirmation vote.

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Bernanke Reappointment Prospects Help Send Stocks Up

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Major stock indexes rose Monday as momentum shifted in favor of the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Investor...

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Mixed Signals

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the State of the Union getting drafted and re-drafted, debates are raging inside the White House: Should Obama be more conciliatory, or more feisty; more progressive or more centrist?

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Obama's Tin Ear on Bernanke---And Company

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's ear can't be that tin on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. His wink and nod at the Big Banks and Wall Street's roulette play with public mo...

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Ben Bernanke's Term Expiring Jan. 31, And No Date Set For Confirmation Vote

The Hill | Silla Brush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democrats will try to reach an agreement in the next two weeks to hold a vote on Ben Bernanke's confirmation to a second term as Federal Reserv...

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Bernanke's Confirmation Hearing: Questions Senators Should Ask The Fed Chairman

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate Banking Committee will be chatting with Ben Bernanke this Thursday to vote on his reappointment. Demand that the Committee ask the followi...

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Good Bye! The Reappointment Of Bernanke Is Too Much To Bear

Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Posted 05.25.2011

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What I am seeing and hearing on the news -- the reappointment of Bernanke -- is too hard for me to bear. I cannot believe that we, in the 21st century, can accept living in such a society.

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The Case Against Bernanke

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The opposition to Bernanke will only grow. And it would be a severe mistake to read this as senators needing a scapegoat or a sacrificial lamb.

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Wall Street Rules: The Bernanke Reappointment

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Bernanke has performed valiantly in an unprecedented crisis. But save the laurels for later; the Senate should grill him, not deify him.

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How to Talk About the Renomination of Ben Bernanke

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just because the media and Obama say Bernanke was responsible for "avoiding a depression," don't simply accept that as truth.

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Bernanke Has Earned A Second Term

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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On September 18 of last year, the U.S. was literally hours away from a financial meltdown. Bernanke was instrumental in preventing it. He should be appointed for another term.

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The Collected Works Of Benjamin Bernanke

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke...ecce homo! The man is so hugely qualified that it was essential for Obama to break off his vacation on i...

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Bernanke Likely To Be Reappointed, But Still Faces Critics in Congress

nytimes.com | EDMUND L. ANDREWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, no longer looks sleep-deprived. He still works seven days a week, but earlier thi...

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Krugman Says Bernanke Should Be Appointed to a Second Term

bloomberg.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Ben S. Bernanke deserves another term as Federal Reserve Chairman on the basis of his success in battling the financial crisis,...

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Nouriel Roubini: Why Bernanke Deserves To Be Reappointed

New York Times | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAST week Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress, setting off a discussion over whether the president should reappoint him as chairman of the Federal R...

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