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Vote Ron Paul: Ron Paul vs. Federal Reserve,. (Teknosis)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:03:54 GMT

Ron Paul vs. Ben Bernanke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0txlTod8w Ron Paul on CNBC's Kudlow & Company http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vEM-FlMtg Ron Paul on Fox Business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tRwAdl1Iw Republic Magazines http://www.RepublicMagazines.com Truth Rising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yscpNIxjI In Liberty, -VoteRonPaul.com http://www.VoteRonPaul.com

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Boston Fed Tackles Foreclosure Crisis at Gillette Stadium (Real Time Economics)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:04:51 GMT

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is trying to tackle the mortgage crisis by taking the problem to the field. Is that Ben Bernanke or Hank Paulson under there? (Getty Images) The Boston Fed is planning a foreclosure prevention workshop next month at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., home of the New England Patriots football team. [...]

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If You’re Prospecting for Gold, Tell Them Ben Bernanke Sent You (Money Morning)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:22:57 GMT

By Alexander Green Guest Columnist U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is caught between a rock and a hard place right now. Sure, he would prefer that you focus on "core ... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first.

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Oil prices end week 10% down to below $130$ (Times Online)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:41:54 GMT

Oil prices today fell for a third consecutive day to below $130 a barrel following a surprise increase in US crude inventories and a downbeat outlook on the American economy from Ben Bernanke, chairman at the Federal Reserve.$

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Bush vs. Bernanke a la Jon Stewart (BlondeSense)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:24:00 GMT

President Bush is an optimist on the economy, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an expert.

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Shiny Happy Economics Message (Pushing Rope)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:21:00 GMT

Jon Stewart makes fun of George W. Bush staging an optimistic economic press conference when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is giving Congress the bad news. Bush refuses to call the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a bailout. Bush told the White House press corp that the Treasury Deparment is only seeking approval of a bailout. Oh really . The U.S. Treasury plan, which needs the approval...

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Ben Bernanke's new nickname: Bernie Mac (Hot Property)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:50:03 GMT

At first glance it's hard to see much resemblance between Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Bernie Mac, the comedian. Bernanke is an economist from Princeton University , while Bernie Mac is a television and movie actor whose character in The Bernie Mac Show was ranked #47 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." Ben Bernanke will occasionally offer a mildly...

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Economic sentiment in the US getting gloomier (Global Paradigms)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:18:00 GMT

Also check-out my posts on @TAC here and here Business Times - 17 Jul 2008 Bernanke says growth could be slower, inflationary pressures could continue mounting By LEON HADAR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was a bearer of bad economic news during his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, suggesting that the problems facing the American economy were...

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Mortgage Rescue Plan Meets Resistance in Congress (Hispanic Business Magazine)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:37:21 GMT

The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, told Congress on Wednesday that the troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in "no danger of failing" after the Bush administration's plan to rescue the companies came under fire....

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Sell Into the Coming Rally (SeekingAlpha Energy Stocks)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:17:11 GMT

Marvin Clark submits: Tuesday, the Bush Administration displayed a show of force with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, and a presser and Q&A by George Bush with the White House reporters. The intent was to calm domestic markets after a worldwide sell off preceding the opening of the US markets, Tuesday morning. As they fanned across the news networks, just...

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Headlines - It's the Stupid Economy [onegoodmove] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:37 GMT

President Bush is an optimist on the economy, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an expert.

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BEN TELLS HOUSE: STRENGTHEN HOMES (New York Post)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:17:34 GMT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a House panel yesterday the US economy is going through a "rough time" and urged lawmakers to approve Treasury Department proposals to back up the mortgage markets. "I think the housing market is really...

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Boxed-in Ben (The Economist)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:24:49 GMT

For Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chief, even good news turns out to be bad JITTERY investors and anxious politicians have often relied on Federal Reserve chairmen to conjure up something to steady their nerves. But when Ben Bernanke gave his twice-yearly monetary testimony to Congress this week he had little to offer but unvarnished and uncomfortable truths. There were "significant downside risks"...

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Naked Short Selling (Navivest Stocks and Options Blog)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:40:41 GMT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, has been speaking in front of Congress the past two days, and with politicians looking to lay blame for failing financial institutions and prevent others from failing, short sellers on Wall Street have been receiving special attention. Of concern to congress, is whether short sellers have been shorting stocks on a [...]

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Fed chief offers soothing words on economy (Houston Chronicle)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT

In back-to-back appearances before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sought to soothe nerves frazzled by rising prices for food and oil, slumping home values and faltering banks.

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Fed chief: Mortgage giants are sound (News & Observer)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in "no danger of failing."

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Bernanke: Mortgage titans safe (Denver Post)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:01:38 GMT

When Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday when the nation's financial woes would end, he was expressing the yearning of many on Main Street and Wall Street that the year-long pain would soon be over.

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Bernanke tries to soothe economic jitters (The Eagle Nation)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:05:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- When Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday when the nation's financial woes would e ...

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Wells Fargo rides to the rescue of global banking stocks (The Herald )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:36:24 GMT

Global banking stocks pulled back from the depths of depression yesterday after US giant Wells Fargo boosted its dividend, countering concerns about the health of America's financial sector, and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in "no danger of failing".

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US central bank chief warns of continued inflation threat (Thaindian News)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:28:48 GMT

DPA Washington, July 17 (DPA) In a second day of Congressional testimony, US central bank chief Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that inflation could continue to threaten the economy, while government figures showed rocketing petrol prices had pushed inflation in June to the largest year-over-year increase since 1991. Consumer prices were up five percent from June 2007, [...]

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