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Senate backs Fischer for Fed board


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved Stanley Fischer's nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, adding a potentially influential voice to the developing debate over Fed policy in the post-crisis era.

    A separate vote, still unscheduled, must be held to confirm his appointment as vice chairman of the U.S. central bank.

    (Reporting by Howard Schneider and Richard Cowan; Writing by Howard Schneider; Editing by Andrea Ricci)