Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Wednesday's Top News: Person of the Year 2009: Ben Bernanke

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Person of the Year 2009: Ben Bernanke

The story of the year was a weak economy that could have been much, much weaker. Thank the man who runs the Federal Reserve, our mild-mannered economic overlord

How the Federal Reserve Works

Katherine Lanpher asks TIME business columnist Justin Fox to explain how the Federal Reserve System manages America's economy

Ben Bernanke: A Life

By 1946375

The nerd from Dillon, South Carolina rises to the most powerful job in American banking

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Swampland

By Kate Pickert

Tonight the Senate began voting on amendments to the health care bill for the first time in days. Near the top of the agenda: an amendment from Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan that would have allowed U.S. pharmacies and drug wholesalers to "reimport" drugs from foreign countries. It was was voted down 51-48. (Amendments need 60 [...]

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Person of the Year 2009: Ben Bernanke

The story of the year was a weak economy that could have been much, much weaker. Thank the man who runs the Federal Reserve, our mild-mannered economic overlord

Quotes of the Day

"Well done, Pam. Welcome to British vaudeville."
QUENTIN LETTS,
journalist for Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, reviewing Pamela Anderson's debut as the Genie of the Lamp in a pantomime performance of Aladdin
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America's Most Wanted Teenage Bandit

By Tim McGirk / Camano Island

A teenage bandit accused of stealing planes and speedboats has become a legend in the Pacific Northwest. The chase is on for the artful dodger

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