The bad news is that there are persistent leaks to the effect that these Shermanesque statements are to be taken with the same grain of salt as Mr. Bush's declared determination pre-election to keep Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon for the duration of his term.

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Persistent high unemployment (and the resulting effect on consumer spending) is sure to be giving Ben Bernanke some restless nights.

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