# Winner Will Name Greenspan Successor 

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It scarcely rated a mention on the campaign trail, but choosing a successor to Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan may be the biggest economic decision to be made by the victor of Tuesday's presidential election.
The 78-year-old Greenspan, chairman of the Fed since 1987, is set to step down when his term on the central bank's board expires Jan. 31, 2006.

Sources:
- USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/fed/2004-11-02-greenspan-successor_x.htm)