KAI RYSSDAL: Ben Bernanke schlepped up Capitol Hill again today for an appearance before Congress. He spent a lot of time explaining why the recovery doesn't feel like one -- said it's faltering, in fact. The debt crisis in Europe. Weak consumer confidence. Poor job growth. All of them weighing down U.S. growth.
Mr. Bernanke also said the Fed is to ready help where it can -- a position that's not without its critics. Commentator Amity Shlaes, however, isn't one of them.
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