Ben Bernanke: Economy ‘Appears to Be on Track’ Despite Debt Crisis
Bernanke confirmed by Senate
Ben Bernanke will serve his second term as Fed Chairman after being confirmed in a 70-30 vote by the U.S. Senate.
50 Votes to Confirm Bernanke
You want to see a clear reflection of priorities in the Senate? They can't come together to agree to pass healthcare reform by reconciliation, but Bernanke will get a simple majority vote:
When it comes to progressive priorities in the Senate, there’s one standard: 60 votes are needed. But for Ben Bernanke,...
Vote down Bernanke, the world ends
That's apparently the message from the Associated Press' "economics writer".
A defeat of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's quest for another four-year term could raise the risk of a "double dip" recession if political jousting over a successor were to drag on for months, economists warn.
Wow, that's what economists...
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Ben Bernanke Is Time’s 2009 Person of the Year
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Time magazine has named Ben Bernanke its 2009 Person of the Year. The magazine said the Federal Reserve chairman's foresight and success at preventing a second Great Depression -- the history that wasn't made this year -- drove its choice."We've rarely had...
Sanders puts a hold on Bernanke. Irony lives.
By now you've no doubt seen that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has put a "hold" on the renomination of Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman.
It won't work, but that's where the irony comes in.
As Chairman of the committee of jurisdiction, it'll be Chris Dodd (D-CT) who's...
Obama Taps Bernanke for Second Term at Fed
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President Obama's reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term was met with mixed reactions across the country.Although Bernanke is a Republican, tapped for the Fed post by President George W. Bush, he is...
Bernanke’s Reward: Four More Years
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President Obama took a six-minute break from his vacation Tuesday morning to reappoint Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. With Bernanke by his side in a makeshift classroom press center on Martha's Vineyard, he said Bernanke helped prevent another Great Depression...Ben Bernanke: Economic Rock Star of the Year
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