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Sexism Clouds the Fed Succession Saga

Corrected

(Corrects characterization of Fisher quote in third paragraph of a column published July 18.)

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- The favored parlor game of the political-economic complex right now is guessing who will replace Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The clear front-runner is Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen. But she’s by no means a sure thing.