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Fed Pledges Help But Waits to Act on Economic Vulnerability

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 51s

Federal Reserve Pledges Help But Waits to Act on U.S. Economic Vulnerability

Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged again that should the economy slow further, the Federal Reserve would act, but announced no immediate action. That news, as well as a trading glitch, brought down markets on Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath about the motivation behind the Fed's announcement.

08/01/2012

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ACA Benefits Begin, Including Women's Preventative Care

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 48s | Affordable Care Act Benefits Begin Roll Out, Including Women's Preventative Care (5m 48s)

Community Steps Up to Halt Crime in Chicago's South Side

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 8m 47s | As Homicide Rate Soars on Chicago's South Side, Community Steps Up to Halt Crime (8m 47s)

Gore Vidal Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 8m 57s | Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing (8m 57s)

More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 6m 55s | More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods Than 30 Years Ago (6m 55s)

News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 46s | News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts, Including for the Most Wealthy (5m 46s)

Texas Tea Party's Ted Cruz Wins Senate Primary

Clip: 8/1/2012 | 9m 24s | Texas Tea Party's Ted Cruz Wins Senate Primary, Defeating GOP Establishment (9m 24s)

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