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** FILE ** In this Jan. 29, 2014 photo, third-graders Clare Vosberg-Padget, left, and Emily Morgan talk during lunch at Hoover Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa. Vosberg-Padget, 8, has become the driving force behind the installation of a "buddy bench" at her school, where children can signal to others that they'd like a playmate. (AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Jessica Reilly)

Houston do-gooder, upset at Utah’s forced lunch toss, buys kids’ food

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Czechs to miss Kvitova in Fed Cup at Spain

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Specialist Paul Cosentino works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The U.S. stock market stumbled briefly after the Federal Reserve decided to further reduce its economic stimulus. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Markets reel as Federal Reserve cuts back stimulus

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

The Metolius River flows near Camp Sherman, Ore., Jan. 9, 2014. Even in the dead of winter, the Metolius River has the ability to inspire with pine-needle-softened trails, crystal-clear water and towering ponderosa pines. (AP Photo/Mark Morical, The Bend Bulletin)

Metolius: River of inspiration

By MARK MORICAL - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild's Keith Ballard (2) scores past San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi (31) of Finland, during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Sharks beat Wild 3-2 in OT for 6th straight

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Global market rout hits Wall Street

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks about the Federal Reserve's first and next century, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the Brookings Institution in Washington. In his final public appearance as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Bernanke took a moment to reflect on the 2008 financial crisis and compared it to a very bad car crash. During an interview at the Brookings Institute, he recalls some "very intense periods" during the crisis, similar to trying to keep a car from going over a bridge after a collision. But after some time, he looked back and said, "Oh my God." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GHEI: Loose monetary policy could spawn next financial bubble

By Nita Ghei

Trader F. Hill Creekmore works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Stocks surged after the Federal Reserve decided the U.S. economy was strong enough for it to reduce its stimulus efforts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

CORNYN and BRADY: Federal Reserve’s morphine to Wall Street leaves middle class out of recovery

By John Cornyn and Kevin Brady

** FILE ** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (right) and Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer walk together Aug. 31, 2012, past television cameras outside of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at Grand Teton National Park near Jackson Hole, Wyo. (Associated Press)

Former Bank of Israel head gets Fed vice chair nod

By Jim Kuhnhenn and Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reconsider the petrodollar economy

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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chair nominee Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination. Democrats begin a drive this week to muscle a half dozen of President Barrack Obama's Republican-opposed nominees through the Senate after clamping shackles on traditional minority party rights in last month's power play against the GOP. Republicans, however, still have some tools for grinding the Senate's work to an excruciatingly slow crawl. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senate confirms Yellen as next Fed chairman

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

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Yellen is handed reins to Fed in bumpy ride to end stimulus

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

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YOUNG: Stop the money presses!

By Ryan Young

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: The Federal Reserve’s woeful century

By Thomas V. DiBacco

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The Fed will begin to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January because of a stronger U.S. job market.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

LAMBRO: Faint hope from dodgy economic numbers

By Donald Lambro

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The Fed will begin to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January because of a stronger U.S. job market.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Federal Reserve surprises with pullback on bond stimulus plan

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Most economists think the Fed, after meeting this week, will maintain the pace of its monthly bond purchases to keep long-term loan rates low to spur spending and growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Fed eases up on stimulus bond-buying program

By Patrice Hill