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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses the Economic Club of Minnesota Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 in Minneapolis. Bernanke said he's surprised by how cautious consumers have been in the two years since the recession officially ended. But the Fed chief offered no hints of any steps the Fed would take to boost the weak economy.
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