A government cure to the sliding economy

WHAT HAD been economic shivers have become violent chills as the credit contagion spreads. That crisis has Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke racing about like a doctor confronting a raging epidemic, scrambling to fortify the financial system, forestall panic, and prevent the problems from spreading. (Full article: 711 words)

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