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US Senate proposes to limit power of the Fed

A powerful Senate committee proposed the widest-ranging reforms to US banking regulation since the financial crisis, including stripping the Federal Reserve of many of its powers. Full Article at Times Online

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  1. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) talks during a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 3, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30:  Former Associate General Counsel of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Oliver Ireland testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about overdraft fees levied by banks on Captiol Hill October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29:  U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08:  Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition, testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009.
  6. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07: The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke (R) holds his hands to his face as U.S. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner reads papers behind him during a break at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
  7. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, arrives to attend the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, on November 6, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.

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