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The Motley Fool March 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Why Bernanke Is Ignoring You Rate cuts aren't finding their way to cash-strapped consumers.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Alex Dumortier	The $800 Billion Pick-Me-Up for Consumer Credit The central bank announces an $800 billion support package aimed at spurring mortgage lending and consumer credit, including car, credit card, and small business loans.
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The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Ivan Martchev	Has Bernanke Lost His Marbles? Looks like the Fed will run the printing press until we run out of trees.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Bernanke, Paulson, and Geithner: Champs or Chumps? It's been a year since the financial markets went splat. Have government officials succeeded in combating the collapse?
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Investment Advisor July 2008	Stop Relying on the Fed It seems odd that the Fed would be willing to write flood insurance to Wall Street and that Wall Street was, and continues to be, more than happy to accept such a generous gift from the Fed.
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