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Was the Silver Smackdown a Retaliatory Strike?
• NeoAbolition.comDuring a House Committee on Financial Services hearing held at 10am on February 29, 2012, Rep. Ron Paul questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on inflation, currency, and (real) money. At 9am, silver was trading at $37.50/oz. By 11am, ex