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Stocks soar on Wall Street after Fed announces continued stimulus program

A surprising Federal Reserve decision to continue it $85 billion-a-month stimulus program is driving stocks to record highs. It is also creating new concern, because the Fed chairman says "we have been over-optimistic" about the economic recovery. CBS News senior business and economics correspondent Anthony Mason discusses the decision and how it may affect the U.S. economy.
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