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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Racially Ignorant Remarks

I've always had mixed feelings about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. I feel that he is better than the previous chairman, Alan Greenspan, but the Fed Chairmanship (like the presidency) is almost never given to the right man. Full Article at Black Voices | Blogs

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  1. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to speak at the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, December 7, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) talks with Sun Trust Bank of Greater Washington President and CEO Scott Wilfong during the Economic Club of Washington's winter lunch program at the Capitol Hilton Hotel December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his re-nomination to the position December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. An employee puts a "SALE" sign on the window of the Reiss store on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts December 10, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) talks with Sun Trust Bank of Greater Washington President and CEO Scott Wilfong during the Economic Club of Washington's winter lunch program at the Capitol Hilton Hotel December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his re-nomination to the position December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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