And sure enough, polls over the weekend - an ABC polls showed a surge of head and shoulders above the other Democratic candidates, among Democrats.

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To forestall the uncertainty and head off a selling surge, the Fed announces it will become the buyer of last resort for these treasuries at current market levels over the next 3 quarters, but calls it QE2.

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