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Bernanke urges caution in overly rapid deficit cutting
• www.usatoday.comFederal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke defended the central bank's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing Thursday before federal lawmakers.