My predecessor at the fed, chairman ben bernanke, demonstrated such courage, especially in his response to the threat of the financial crisis. To stabilize the Financial System and restore economic growth, he took courageous actions that were unprecedented in ambition and scope. He faced relentless criticism, personal threats, and the certainty that history would judge him harshly if he was wrong. But he stood up for what he believed was right and necessary. Ben bernankes intelligence and knowledge served him well as chairman. But his grit and willingness to take a stand were just as important. I hope you never are confronted by challenges this great, but you too will face moments in life when standing up for what you believe can make all the difference. Having dwelt for a moment on failure and grit, let me turn to the deeper meaning that underpins grit and can carry us beyond failure. The hard work of building a life that makes a difference is much easier to sustain when you are passi
Abroad but sejs sources tell cnn these are the nations where terror cells could be ready to strike in france germany, belgium and the the netherlands, as many as 20 sleeper cells and between 120 and 180 people said to be ready to attack. What does that mean here at home . Fareed zakaria put that question to a man who would know former cia director leon panetta. It sounds like secretary panetta, you are more worried based on what has happened over the last few weeks and particularly in paris and you feel that this could happen in new york. This could happen in many many places in the world. I dont think theres any question. I think what were seeing as i said is a much more aggressive chapter, and a much more dangerous chapter in terms of the war on terrorism. What happened in paris, what happened in ottawa what happened in belgium is something that we need to understand that these terrorists are now engaged in a much more aggressive effort based on recruiting. Based on whats happening i
The netherlands. There are as many as 20 sleeper cells and between 120 and 180 people said to be ready to attack. What does that mean at home . In an exclusive interview, Cnns Fareed Zakaria put that question to a man who would know former cia director leon panetta. It sounds like secretary panetta panetta, you are more worried based on what has happened in the past few weeks, particularly in paris and you feel that this could happen in new york this could happen in many many places in the world. I dont think theres any question. I think what were seeing as i said is a much more gingrich chapter and a much more dangerous chapter in terms of the war on terrorism what has happened in paris, what happened in ottawa what has happened in belgium is something we need to understand that these terrorists are now more engaged in a much more aggressive effort based on their recruiting based on whats happening in syria and iraq and yemen. They are engaged in a much more aggressive effort to condu
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