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Yellen told Congress her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special accounting maneuvers intended ...

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NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Brian Taylor, who teaches Russian politics at Syracuse University, about the call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leader of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

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