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To: MythMan who wrote (398205)	12/7/2009 7:13:34 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

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To: MythMan who wrote (398205)	12/7/2009 8:32:43 AM
From: Real Man	Respond to of 436258

Hmm... I wonder if this is bullish or bearish. He is certainly more concerned about keeping his job now than the US economy. Will he be "detached" from it, or will he now floor the gas pedal? -g- "Bernanke has waged an unprecedented public campaign for a second term, including a rare television interview, a town- hall-style forum and opinion articles in newspapers. Privately, he has pressed his case in individual meetings with dozens of members of Congress. But such efforts have been offset by continuing double-digit unemployment and public outcries over government bailouts of major banks and other entities deemed "too big to fail," as well as resentment over multimillion-dollar bonuses being paid to top executives of foundering companies that took federal bailout money" latimes.com