Article Photos: Bernanke defends Fed's low-interest-rate policies



  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pauses to listen to questions as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on: Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pauses to listen to questions as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on: Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)