Sorrentino said he found himself thinking about eateries in the New Jersey area that lost electricity during Irene and now must be feeling a sense of deja vu.

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It could well be that he is thinking that if the rest of government is going to be tied down in gridlock the Fed must act with more aggressive efforts than it would like to.

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