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[Economist Alan Ruskin of I.D.E.A. was one of several Greenspan watchers who said the Fed chairman's remarks were warranted.] (His words) are extremely cautionary, ... They are quite clearly roiling the financial markets. I'm increasingly amused at the tenor of these remarks -- how clear-cut they are.

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