Ben Bernanke actually said...

If actions taken by the administration, the Congress and federal government are successful in restoring some measure of financial stability, and only if that is the case, in my view, there is a reasonable prospect that the current recession will end in 2009 and that 2010 will be a year of recovery.

Context

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke outlines the conditions necessary for economic recovery.

03/06/2009

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