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    The Fed and Subprime Problems, Falling Dollar, High Oil Prices

    Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress today the US economy is likely to slow, but what he did not say might be more important. There have been two bad days on Wall Street this week and increased concern that the housing meltdown will lead to recession. E.S. Browning reports for the Wall Street Journal .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress today the US economy is likely to slow, but what he did not say might be more important. There have been two bad days on Wall Street this week and increased concern that the housing meltdown will lead to recession. E.S. Browning reports for the Wall Street Journal.

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    Colonial History, Cultural Misunderstanding, and Foreign Adoption
    1. 1:32For the First Time, Bush Veto Overridden by Congress
    2. 7:12The Business of Child Adoptions
    3. 43:01The Fed and Subprime Problems, Falling Dollar, High Oil PricesYou’re reading this
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