No grand bargains or conflict-ending agreements are possible now with the mullahs or between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Bernanke reiterated his stance on QE that its risks are manageable and benefits significant, and gave no indication that the Fed is realistically thinking about ending or curtailing its controversial asset-buying program.

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Like its rivals, it made no commitment to ideology or policies on important issues such as devolving power, changing the distribution of oil revenues, ending the much-criticised dual-exchange rate or speedier privatisation.

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