The suddenly controversial Federal Reserve chairman participated in a town hall with regular folk moderated by Jim Lehrer at the Kansas City Fed on Sunday. Ben "Koala Bear" Bernanke tackled questions about mistakes made, how to remedy the "too big to fail" problem, and when we'll stop feeling the pain from this recession. "NewsHour" has been airing the session in segments this week; parts I, II and II are below.
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