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Senate Panel Confirms Bernanke

Federal Chairman

Goes to full Senate for final vote.

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The Federal Reserve may be on the brink of losing its regulatory powers, but chairman Ben Bernanke is still the man for the job: The Senate Banking Committee approved a second term for Bernanke by a 16 to 7 vote. The full Senate will vote on the matter, but probably not until January. Bernanke’s current four-year term ends on January 31.

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