war with saddam a second time, a war that s a glaring stain on an otherwise remarkable career. powell s path from from the bronx to combat duty in vietnam, to national security adviser to president ronald reagan, to serve vinagre as the youngest and the first black chairman of the joint chiefs to two american presidents and then to foggy bottom as the first black secretary of state. president biden george w. bush this morning in a statement calling powell, quote, a family man and a friend. that statement framing the four-star general s legacy this way. he was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice. with us to share his insights on this somber day is bill smallin who served as chief of staff to the former secretary of state at pentagon and was his principal adviser, a retired military general with 30 years of active service. colonel smallin, it s a sad day as i m grateful for your insight
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so president trump is renewing his attacks against the federal reserve over its policies, going as far as to suggest that the central bank implement a tactic never before used in the history of the united states. ahead of yesterday s events, to mark the 9/11 attack, the president fired off a series of tweets in which he claimed the fed could get the u.s. interest rates down to zero or less, adding that the fed should then start to refinance our debt. trump added that the usa should always be paying the lowest rate possible before continuing to criticize his hand-picked federal chairman jerome powell and concluding by calling powell and his fed colleagues bone heads. as our colleagues at cnbc point out, trump s proposals is refinance the debt is without precedent and moody s chief economist tells cnbc that the idea is not viable and could be a significant problem for investors, financial markets and the economy. adding that the debt is not