With the adultery scandals of former New York Gov. Spitzer and South Carolina Gov. Sanford as well as President Bill Clinton and presidential hopeful John Edwards playing out on a national stage in recent years, producers Robert and Michelle King and their cast have had plenty to draw from.

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But regional bank presidents draw more attention when they're among the ones who cast votes, as Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig showed when he formally objected to the Fed's current policy at all seven of the committee's meetings this year.

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