Takeouts: Bernanke, TSA nominee, Broncos

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Fed Takeout: Louise Story, financial reporter for our partner, The New York Times, talks about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech in Atlanta yesterday, where he said faulty regulation, not the Fed’s interest rates policy, is to blame for the housing bubble.

Washington Takeout: Our Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, explains how, in the wake of an attempted airline bombing on Christmas day, the routine appointment of a Director to the TSA will now be conducted under intense scrutiny.

Sports Takeout: Kim Constantinesco is a blogger for predominantlyorange.com, a Denver Broncos fan site, and she joins us to discuss the Broncos’ last game of the season and their playoff fate.

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