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                          Yellen Sworn In As Fed Chief

   The new head of the U. S. Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, was sworn in
   Monday in Washington.
   Yellen had been the Vice Chair of the Fed and is first woman to lead
   the central bank in its 100 year history.
   The Fed is responsible for keeping prices stable and unemployment under
   control.
   Some economists say Yellen`s approach is likely to be similar to that
   of former chairman Ben Bernanke, who pushed interest rates to historic
   lows as one part of the effort to pull the economy out of a slump.
   Other experts say Yellen may put more emphasis on fighting
   unemployment.
   Bernanke has joined the Brookings Institution, a group of scholars in
   Washington who study public economic, political, and strategic issues.
   Bernanke was a Princeton University economics professor before joining
   the Fed.
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