After a heated public battle with Larry Summers last year followed by an easy confirmation in the Senate in October (after a monumental rules change), President Obama’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen, was finally sworn in on Monday. Yellen’s confirmation is historic: She’s the first woman in U.S. history to lead the nation’s central bank.
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