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Bernanke Spotlights Political, Economic Challenges in...

Clip: 4/27/2011 | 15m 34s

Bernanke Spotlights Political, Economic Challenges in Historic News Conference

In hopes of further revamping the Fed's secretive image, Chairman Ben Bernanke held the first-ever regularly scheduled news conference in its 98-year history. Jeffrey Brown discusses his remarks with Columbia University's Joseph Stiglitz and Matthew Slaughter, who served on the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush.

04/27/2011

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