CNN Early Start January 6, 2014 10:07:00
Most powerful people in the world. the vote later today is all but assured, yellen set to become the first female chair of the nation's central bank, replacing ben bernanke, who's stepping down after two terms. yellen has the tough job of unwinding of the fed's stimulus programs. it was another deadly weekend in iraq, where at least 18 people were killed in car bombings on sunday. hundreds have now died in fighting since january 1st as militants affiliated with al qaeda battled government troops in the anbar province. but secretary of state john kerry on a trip to the region says that u.s. f...