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• Without Bipartisan Support, Bernanke Should Withdraw

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Helicopter Ben Bernanke passed his reconfirmation vote in the Senate Banking Committee this week. But he passed by 16 to 7. Most of the Republicans voted against Bernanke, as did one Democrat, Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon. The reconfirmation now goes to the floor of the Senate, where it’s going to be held up for a ...
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• Skies darken for Ben Bernanke nomination

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Six Republicans and one Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday against Ben Bernanke’s nomination to a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve — signaling to some Fed watchers that President Barack Obama’s pick could be in more trouble than previously thought. “It’s not the ...
  3 days ago

• Ben Bernanke “Can Create a Trillion Dollars in Secret”

  
  The Daily Reckoning — Authority: 622
  The Senate Banking Committee backing of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s nomination, combined with his designation as Time’s person of the year, seems to necessitate the healing perspective of the good Doctor Ron Paul this week. As colleague Joel Bowman astutely noted in The Daily Reckoning , in hindsight Bernanke, ...
  4 days ago

• What If Bernanke Is Not Reconfirmed?

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The closer-than-expected vote in the Senate Banking Committee to recommend Ben Bernanke’s confirmation for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve raised at least one new question: What would happen if the full Senate does not go along? Without controversy, Bernanke would need just a simple majority – 51 ...
  4 days ago

• Bernanke Approved by Senate Banking Committee; Merkley Only Dem “No”

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 707
  photo: rin3y via Flickr Ben Bernanke has been recommended for confirmation by the Senate Banking Committee this morning by a vote of 16-7. In the end, all Democrats on the committee but Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) voted for confirmation. On the Republican side, six Republicans voted against Bernanke and only four ...
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• Bring Back That Wall! Why We Need Stricter Investment Banking Regulations Now More Than Ever

  
  The Indypendent — Authority: 502
  The Obama administration is talking tough but acting tame with respect to Wall Street. But a pair of senators is coming out swinging. Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John McCain (R-AZ) are taking a step towards proactive reconstruction of the banking sector by introducing the Banking Integrity Act of ...
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• If I had a vote, I’d vote against Bernanke.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 543
  Ben’s problem is that his view of reality is one-sided. He’s an inflationist, a disciple of Greenspan, who was a disciple of Ayn Rand. Ben believes only in the Sunlight, only in the Summer, only in the ‘Growth Stage’….only in expansion. A society can’t expand for ever. That’s why interest rates go two ...
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• Senate panel OKs Bernanke nomination

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  A Senate panel on Thursday endorsed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second four-year term, setting up a final vote in the full Senate, which is expected to confirm his renomination in the coming weeks. The Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to send Mr. Bernankes nomination to the full Senate. Six ...
  5 days ago

• Bernanke Get Senate Panel Approval for a Second Term

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 762
  Love him or hate him, Ben Bernanke, also known as Time magazines Man of the Year, is likely headed for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve after the Senate Banking Committee gave him the thumbs up. The vote was 16 - 7 on Thursday. The chairmans nomination for another four years helming the nations ...
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• Senate panel clears Bernanke nomination

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke to run the nations central bank for another four years. The Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to send Bernankes nomination to the full Senate for consideration. Approval came after a two-hour debate that ...
  5 days ago

• Bernanke, Time, Senate Banking Committee

  
  Dollars & Sense blog — Authority: 465
  Well the New York Times website is reporting that the Senate Banking Committee just approved Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chair. This comes just after Time magazine announced that Bernanke is its Person of the Year for 2009. We know that this designation doesnt necessarily mean that the magazine ...
  5 days ago

• Banking Panel Approves Bernanke, 16-7

  
  The Caucus — Authority: 799
  The Senate Banking Committee moves the Fed chairmans nomination to the floor.
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• Senate panel approves Bernanke for second term

  
  Money employment & careers - money-employment.marc8.com — Authority: 150
  Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke moved a step closer to keeping his job on Thursday as a Senate Banking committee voted to confirm his nomination.
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• Shelby to Oppose Bernanke Nomination for Second Term as Fed Chairman

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  The top-ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee says he is opposing Ben Bernankes nomination for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. 
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• Critics Wail as Bernanke Basks in Praise

  
  DealBook — Authority: 767
  Facing a vote on reconfirming him as the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke came under renewed criticism from lawmakers right and left after Time magazine named him "Person of the Year."
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• December 17, 2009

  
  Rising in Phoenix — Authority: 127
  Glen Greenwald – White House as helpless victim on health care (Don’t blame Obama!) Real health-care reform is supposed to eliminate discrimination based on preexisting conditions. But the legislation allows insurance companies to charge older Americans up to three times as much as younger Americans, ...
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• Ben Bernanke’s Time magazine ‘Person Of The Year’ title triggers a row

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, Dec. 17 (ANI): The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has been named as the Time magazine person of the year for his crucial role in bailing out the financial system during the ongoing recession.“Bernanke didn’t just learn from history; he wrote it himself and was damned if he was going ...
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• Academics Spar With Populists Over Fed Audits

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  A group of academic economists — including several Nobel Prize winners, leaders of respected economic journals and former Fed officials — is dialing up its call for lawmakers to drop plans to subject the Federal Reserve to more scrutiny by the Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress. In a ...
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• Five (5) news signal the rally’s end is near.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 543
  China is in danger of distorting economy, experts say Economists warned that China has put too much emphasis on stimulating GDP growth and risks distorting its economic structure. “Heavy government-driven investment will probably create excessive capacity and bad loans as witnessed in the 1990s,” said Liu Jinhe, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Jim Bunning tears Ben Bernanke a new one

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 430
  Recently, U.S. Senator Jim Bunning delivered a statement to the Senate Banking Committee regarding the renomination of Ben Bernanke for Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He doesn’t mince words when it comes to how he feels about this possibility: From monetary policy to regulation, consumer protection, ...
  2 weeks ago

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