Senate confirms 2 Federal Reserve board nominees

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 16:25 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since April 2006.

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