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What Should the Fed Do To Stimulate Growth?

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Janet Yellen, vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Bank, is pictured in April 2011. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, has been nominated as the next Fed chair. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

The Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting begins tomorrow. It's unclear what action the Fed will take, given the sluggish economy, high unemployment and the effects of the recent government shutdown.

Some economists say inflation is just what the country needs. Meanwhile, Republican Senator Rand Paul is threatening to delay the confirmation of Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

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This segment aired on October 28, 2013.

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