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"Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Ben%0ABernanke&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1> was namedPerson of the Year<http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1947251,00.html> by Time magazine<http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1948023,00.html>today for leading the most-powerful, least-understood government force shaping our lives, Managing EditorRichard Stengel<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Richard+Stengel&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1> said. Bernanke, 56, the first Fed chairman to be chosen for the annual recognition, was picked for his efforts to shepherd the U.S. out of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, Stengel said on NBCs Today show this morning. The chairman led the largest expansion of the central banks power in its 96-year history, as the Fed pumped more than $1 trillion into the financial system and cut interest rates to historic lows. He was the great scholar of the Depression, and he saw what looked like another depression coming and he decided he would do whatever it takes to forestall that, Stengel said. And I think he did. It could have been a lot worse; there were things he could have done better. One of his responsibilities is to put full employment in society and he hasnt really stepped up on that. But in terms of influence and how the economy went this year, Bernanke wa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309420 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
