Bernanke -- A Graduation Speaker?

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	Bernanke -- A Graduation Speaker?

Hana Alberts

4-18-2008 4:21 PM

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Hana Alberts says:

Some of the things Harvard students wish they'd see at Ben Bernanke's graduation speech this June are pretty funny.

He certainly wouldn't be my first choice for a graduation speaker!

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