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    Fed Playbook

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    The Fed and The Fiscal Cliff

    by Evan Schnidman of Fed Playbook, 12/13/12
    President Obama and Speaker Boehner are Thelma and Louise getting ready to drive the car off the cliff with the U.S. public locked in the trunk. While the Fed may not have the power to hit the breaks for them, they could simply refuse to fill the car with gas. Instead, the FOMC decided today to top off the tank and sup-up the engine in hopes that the President can floor it to clear the ravine.
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