We take you through the details and impact of that announcement. We are asking our viewers what you think Ben Bernankes legacy will be when he steps down from the fed. Give us a call. Epublicans, 202 5853881 democrats, 202 5853880. Independents, 202 5853882. Outside the u. S. , 202 5853883. You can also catch up with us on twitter, facebook, or email us. A very good thursday morning to you. Ofwant to begin with some the front pages about that ben bernanke press conference. Here is the financial times. A picture of ben bernanke. A historic end to the tenure. Over to the front page of usa today money section. A bit from the front page of the wall street journal. That is the lead to that story on the front page of the wall street journal. Here he is announcing the decision to taper monthly asset buying. [video clip] let me just say that one of the things i am proud of and i have tried to accomplish over the past eight years is to increase the transparency of the fed and to increase the ac
As a state issue. E maritalld th status be for those who married the two weeks before the policy was put in place . Democrats can call at 202 7370001. It republicans at 202 7370002. Independents at 202 6280205. On can catch up with us twitter, facebook, or email us. Good Tuesday Morning to you. We want to start by showing you some headlines from utah papers this morning. The spectrum. Samesex marriages put on hold. The headline from the herald. I will read you a bit from the Salt Lake Tribune this morning. That story by brooke adams. U. S. Supreme court on monday put samesex marriages in utah on hold. Banning such marriages are unconstitutional. The state say application was mayor. With justice sota clerks in utah will no longer be able to issue marriage license to samesex couples. It is not immediately clear what the order means for couples who have already been married. That is the story from the Salt Lake Tribune. Today. Alking with you comments are coming in on our facebook pages.
Example of the bureaucracy of the government. So many levels of management and no one does anything. President obama is requesting a nearly 4 billion of emergency funding from congress to address the influx of children coming across the u. S. Border. Heres more about that. The administration has requested 3. 7 billion of emergency funding from congress for stopping some of the influx of children dealing with the situation along the southern border with mexico. Laura is with the wall street journal and writing about the story, what is in the administration request to congress . A lot of the money is to house the children and families crossing the border. That is where the crisis has been. A huge influx created children traveling alone and adult traveling have come across the border. And in each of those cases there are sort of special needs for housing them and the administration is not able to handle right now and that is what a lot of the money would go to work. The white house propos
Chairman in his academic persona had developed that is a stitch lee before his arrival. So those to make a strong case and particularly when pursuing and conventional policy. Thinks that were not known to with those used by the fed the things precisely with the hybrid usual 60 of its. And with those additions and with the Monetary Policy more reason to have the chairman speaking more regularly and at more length and a do think it has been very helpful gussied fomc position to have the fed chairman to that if only allows him to elaborate to the committee with the discussions they would have. And then inform those people that would ask and. We appreciate that. Boy back to the nitty gritty of regulatory policy now that you have a nice boston accent we learned you are there beds sox fan that we will forgive you for but give us a bio with your rise through the federal reserve. I will try to make sure. Short. To interpret that how did you get interested in financial regulation, previous time
Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the butch and sundance of Investigative Journalism visit the lead to the discuss scandals and president s past, frent and future. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Well begin with the world lead as the Iraq Security forces trained by the u. S. Are dragged out and executed by the hundreds. President obama may choose in the next few hours a course of action against the extremists overrunning that country. A white house official says the president S National Security team will present a number of military options to him this evening according to multiple officials that include more surveillance flights both manned and unmanned but not armed. The president could choose to hold off and develop more intelligence either to use for u. S. Purposes or to share with the iraqis. If the intelligencing is believed solid, the president could launch air strikes. Theres been a lot of talk about that. He could also decide to withdraw more americans from the emba