US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. Paul Volcker, 81, will be the chair of the panel and Austan Goolsbee will serve as its staff director. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as he presents his choices for his newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. Paul Volcker, 81, will be the chair of the panel and Austan Goolsbee will serve as its staff director.

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  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker holds a pen as he participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker arrives at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.

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