Bernanke under fire again on Capitol Hill

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had an unhappy tea party on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

In his appearance before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, Bernanke faced criticism from a number of House Republican freshmen, as well as Texas Republican Ron Paul, a long-time critic of the chairman and a hero of many in the so-called Tea Party movement.

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A Guide To Protests In Middle East, North Africa

Unrest has swept across the Middle East and North Africa, sparked by an uprising in Tunisia that led to the ouster of the country's ruler. Here's a look at the countries where protests have sprung up.

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Gov. Chris Christie Knows He 'Could Win,' Still Won't Run

Christie's patience contrasts with other politicians who seemingly can't wait to run for president. He says he's not ready, a position likely to make him more intriguing to many voters.

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Who'll Fill Void If Gadhafi Falls? U.S. Wishes It Knew

In Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's regime may be hanging on longer than many analysts expected, but few people doubt that at some point it will fall.

The big question swirling around Washington is who or what will fill the void. The United States only renewed ties with Libya a few years ago — and it is scrambling to identify the next power broker there.

When the authoritarian regimes in Tunisia and Egypt crumbled under the weight of widespread protests, the U.S. could take some comfort in knowing — and having contact with — the people and institutions that would fill in temporarily.

Libya is a whole different situation. Relations between Washington and the Gadhafi regime have been turbulent over the decades, says Frederic Wehrey, a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation who recently returned from Libya.

"You have to remember that relations began really in early 2009 with the opening of the embassy, and they've been quite incremental since then," Wehrey says. "And much of the evolution of the relationship has been ... held hostage to Gadhafi's whims."

Opportunities For 'Betting On The Wrong Horse'

Wehrey says for the past four decades, Libya has been an incredibly centralized state — all decisions had to run through Gadhafi. That made it difficult for the United States to get a sense of whom to engage beyond Gadhafi.

Diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks showed that U.S. embassy staff in Tripoli were only beginning to get a grasp of Libya's key players and their allegiances, says Dirk Vandewalle, an associate professor of government at Dartmouth and the author of A History of Modern Libya.

Vandewalle says this has hampered U.S. efforts to identify who may emerge as the next leader.

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On Women, Progress and Pax Equity (ABC News)

Our "World News" report on the White House study on women?s pay, careers and home lives: -Jake Tapper Share With Friends: | | Lybia Protests News, Politics - Top Stories Stories, RSS and RSS Feed via Feedzilla.

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