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Only 31 percent expect the economy to improve in six months81 percent say persistently high unemployment is a major threat60 percent say stimulus plans have no effect or actually hurt the economyOnly 26 percent feel more secure now than when Obama took office Only 33 percent view Bernan...
WASHINGTON -- Embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke won confirmation for a second term Thursday, but only by the closest vote ever for the crucial post and after withering criticism from lawmakers for bailing out Wall Street while other Americans suffered in recession.
Fri, Jan 29 | from U.S. News & World Report