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now theyre not sure. bernanke saying it will not be brought up to fail. the leadership is concerned about opposition among conservatives and you heard that with boxer and feingold. donald kohn will take over if he is not confirmed by the senate until such time as the senate is confirmed by the senate. he became vice chair in 2006, joining the board in 2002. meanwhile, the white house saying the president still believes bernanke is the best person to lead the fed. feingold opposed the c...

>> yeah. no question that there is enough money. >> right. >> or, ill take that back. i dont know how much money they need. but certainly a lot of money. >> right. >> and the remarkable thing is, you know, that text haiti on your cell phone thing which results in a $10 donation has raised $20 million. >> thats incredible. >> that means 2 million phone calls have been made to do that. remarkable. telepharmaceuticals leading the way giving away $7 million. jeffries group giving away $6.5...

of the senate. 16 say, yes. no are 11. and undecided, 16. lets look at the breakdown by party. democrats, 9-4. republicans, 6-6. independents 1-1. in this political environment a yes for bernanke is quieter than a no. john harwood is reporting as many as 10 to 15 democrats could ultimately vote against bernanke. sources say a vote could take place next week not early this week. cnbc has learned that don kohn the vice chairman at the fed since 1970 will take over as chairman until a per...

tonight on "the kudlow report." some huge late-breaking news. b of aceo ken lewis is now out. and famed auto man and former racer roger penske pulls his plug to buy saturn. that spells the end of saturn. were going to bring you the latest breaking news on these major stories. plus, stocks fell a bit today, but they beat the september swoon, up 2% for the dow, 3.5% for the s&p 500, the nas up nearly sick. the broad s&p 500 rose 15% in the third quarter. well look ahead at stocks in q-4...

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leahy helps break down partisan lines as of the hearing did underway july 13 for sonia sotomayor to be the replacement to david souter on the u.s. supreme court as the next associate justice. this from this saying, wheres my bailout check? joe from clinton, south carolina. what is your take? caller: it is hard to grow an economy when our own president believes week to much energy and the lives in a 6000 square-foot house, talking by consuming energy. looking what union to michigan, and...