Takeouts: a confident fed maintains interest rates, Tiger is back

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FINANCIAL TAKEOUT: Expressing a deep, if cautious, confidence in our current economic recovery, the Federal Reserve decided to maintain the national interest rate yesterday. Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for our The New York Times, tells us whether or not that confidence is justified.

SPORTS TAKEOUT: Sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, weighs in on Tiger Woods’ announcement that he will play in the Master’s next month.

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