Fed Chairman Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semi-Annual Report of the Federal Reserve on Monetary Policy in Washington on July 21, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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