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A demonstrator holds up a sign behind US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson(L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke(R) as they address a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill. Bernanke and Paulson urged Congress to swiftly pass a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout, warning the entire US economy was at risk.
(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)