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The U.S. Federal Reserve Building is pictured in Washington, ...

Tue Dec 15, 3:51 PM ET

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The U.S. Federal Reserve Building is pictured in Washington, December 15, 2009. The U.S. Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was expected to show central bank officials are becoming more upbeat about the economy, but not enough to tighten monetary policy.

REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)