Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, right, holds a copy of the outlined reforms as he waits to hear the remarks by President Barack Obama on the new comprehensive regulatory reform plan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Front row, from left are, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers and Bernanke. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, right, holds a copy of the outlined reforms as he waits to hear the remarks by President Barack Obama on the new comprehensive regulatory reform plan, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Front row, from left are, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers and Bernanke.

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