US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) listens as US President Barack Obama comments on the economy after a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2009. Obama huddled with top economic advisers at the White House Friday, amid hopes that the battered US economy may be wrestling free of a paralyzing and painful recession. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) listens as US President Barack Obama comments on the economy after a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2009. Obama huddled with top economic advisers at the White House Friday, amid hopes that the battered US economy may be wrestling free of a paralyzing and painful recession.

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  1. G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pose for the official photo during their meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 6, 2010. The finance ministers are (front row L-R): Japan's Naoto Kan, Italy's Giulio Tremonti, France's Christine Lagarde, Canada's Jim Flaherty, Tim Geithner of the U.S., Britain's Alistair Darling and Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble. The central bank governors at rear include Japan's Masaaki Shirakawa (2nd L), Italy's Mario Draghi (3rd L), Canada's Mark Carney (5th L), Ben Bernanke of the U.S. (C), Britian's Mervyn King (5th R), Germany's Axel Weber (4th R), European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet (3rd R) and Jean-Claude Juncker (2nd R), chairman of the group of euro zone finance ministers. Picture taken February 6, 2010.
  2. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut, February 6, 2010.
  3. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke look on as they take part in G7 Finance Ministers talks in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for their first formal talks in the Canadian northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut,in Ontario Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  4. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) speaks with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010.
  5. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke take part in a meeting at the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 5, 2010.
  6. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) is sworn in for his second term in Washington, February 3, 2010. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn swears in Bernanke as Anna Bernanke, (C), his wife, observes the ceremony.
  7. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke awaits the beginning of testimony at his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this December 3, 2009 file photo. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. December 3, 2009. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.
  8. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, in this December 7, 2009 file photo. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. Picture taken December 7, 2009. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.
  9. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks up during his meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote at Capitol Hill in Washington January 25, 2010. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. Picture taken January 25, 2010. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.
  10. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens after announcing his nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to a second term, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, in this August 25, 2009 file photo. The combination of the financial nervous breakdown and the uneven economic recovery has turned central bankers into the equivalent of military generals waging a war. The question is whether, in the face of political opposition, they will deploy the weapons at their disposal. Picture taken August 25, 2009. To match Special Report DAVOS/ECONOMY.
  11. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to speak at the December luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, in this December 7, 2009 file photo. The U.S. Senate on January 28, 2010 approved Bernanke's nomination to a second four-year term running the Federal Reserve, the world's most powerful central bank, despite deep misgivings over his perceived policy missteps.
  12. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks up during his meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote Capitol Hill in Washington, in this January 25, 2010 file photo. The U.S. Senate Thursday looked poised to narrowly approve Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term running the world's most powerful central bank, despite misgivings over perceived policy missteps. Bernanke's nomination cleared a procedural roadblock with a 77-23 vote on January 28. 2010, and the Senate moved directly to a vote on final confirmation, where only a simple majority of 51 votes in the 100-person chamber is needed for approval.
  13. U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks about a year of economic turmoil at the Brookings Institution in Washington in this September 15, 2009 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken September 15, 2009. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE.
  14. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) poses with British Central Bank Governor Mervyn King (L) and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet for a photo during the G7 meeting in Tokyo in this February 9, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken February 9, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE.
  15. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  16. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) meets with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.

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  1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) is sworn in for his second term in Washington, February 3, 2010. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn swears in Bernanke as Anna Bernanke, (C), his wife, observes the ceremony.
  2. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) poses with British Central Bank Governor Mervyn King (L) and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet for a photo during the G7 meeting in Tokyo in this February 9, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken February 9, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE.
  3. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  4. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) meets with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the US Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  6. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  7. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) meets with Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  8. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2010 in Washington DC. President Obama nominated Mr. Bernanke to a second term and he will need at least 60 votes to win confirmation.
  9. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president.
  10. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  11. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  12. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  13. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama, flanked by Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine (L) and Alice Germond, DNC Secretary (R), delivers remarks at the DNC winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama, flanked by (L-R) Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Raymond Buckley, Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine, and Alice Germond, DNC Secretary, and Andrew Tobias, delivers remarks at the DNC winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.

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