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Bernanke, Paulson Urge Lawmakers to Pass Rescue
By Claude R. MarxWASHINGTON -- Saying it was vital to restore confidence in the financial markets and the overall economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson took their efforts to sell the $700 billion plan to buy illiquid assets from financial institutions to Capitol Hill today.
