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Bernanke confirmation won't be pretty...bailouts. "We're in a very populist era and that populism is manifesting itself in a dislike and distrust in large institutions," said Washington policy analyst Brian Gardner of investment firm Keefe Bruyette & Woods. "That means the... In this article: Ben Bernanke, The Fed, Ron Paul, AIG, Mel Watt, Cnnmoney.com, Bank of America, and Barney Frank |
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BBC News | 7 days ago
Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop
...and one dollar was worth 89.76 yen. "Accommodative [fiscal] policies will likely be warranted for an extended period," Mr Bernanke said in a press conference at the Fed's Washington headquarters. "At some point, however, as economic...
In this article: Ben Bernanke, The Fed, US, Recession, Unemployment, Inflation, and Washington
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 6 days ago
Wholesale inflation up less than expected in Oct.
...Writer Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:52 a.m. WASHINGTON Wholesale prices rose less than expected in October as the weak economy keeps inflation pressures largely in check. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that...
In this article: Inflation, The Fed, Thomson Reuters, Ben Bernanke, Unemployment, Labor Department, and Washington
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Philly.com | November 12, 2009
PhillyDeals: A better way to regulate the money supply?
But the Fed's greatest power resides, not with local Fed board chairmen like Tasty Baking Co. boss Charles Pizzi in Philadelphia, but in Washington with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors chairman, currently Ben S. Bernanke, who was...
In this article: The Fed, Inflation, Alan Greenspan, Christopher J. Dodd, Fairmount Park, Washington, and Legal age
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SmartMoney.com | November 15, 2009
Retail Sparks Rise in Indexes and ETFs (Daily ETF Wrap-Up)
...137 points at 10,407. The Nasdaq rose 30 to 2,198 and the S&P 500 climbed 16 to 1,109. The U.S. economy got a vote of confidence from Washington Monday. Growth will continue in 2010, and that expected strength will help ensure the dollar...
In this article: Ben Bernanke, The Fed, Nymex, Futures contract, Unemployment, Inflation, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Business | October 23, 2009
Bernanke urges Congress to act now on overhaul
...credit debacles that had thrust the country into crisis. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) - AP WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prodded Congress Friday to enact legislation overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system to...
In this article: Ben S. Bernanke, The Fed, Chatham, Mass, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Washington
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Honolulu Advertiser | 7 days ago
Bernanke says Fed will keep eye on sliding dollar
...dollar WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank will keep a close eye on the sliding U.S. dollar even as he pledges anew to keep interest rates at record lows to nurture the economic recovery. In remarks...
In this article: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, and Washington
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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