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US President Barack Obama has re-elected the top official in the US interest rate history books.

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Washington (CNN) -- Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman, a White House official tells CNN's Athena Jones. This comes after Larry Summers, after months of contentious debate, withdrew his name from consideration to head the central bank over the weekend in a process that some say has become unusually politicized. Summers was often discussed as President Barack Obama's preferred choice for the job. He was a key economic adviser during the president's first term and is a former treasury secretary. There was no information on Wednesday about when a final decision on a nomination would be made. Bernanke's term ends in January and Obama plans to select a successor this fall. If nominated and confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold the job. She has the support of a number of Democrats on Capitol Hill as well as many fellow economists.