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The Caucus: Obama Names Volcker to Head New Economic Panel

Nov. 26, 2008
The president-elect is set to announce a new economic advisory committee, which will be steered by the former chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler