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Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week

Stock quotes in this article: MCD , BAC , HPQ , AAPL , HON , COF , DIS  

(Updated to add portfolio.)

According to Jim Cramer, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is getting a raw deal for all the hard work he has done to fix the current economic crisis. Cramer thinks the idea that Bernanke forced a merger between Bank of America(BAC Quote) and Merrill Lynch, and covered up his actions in the process is both ridiculous and outrageous.

Cramer said his sources believe that the charges made by Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), that Bernanke made threats to fire BofA management if the bank didn't buy Merrill are completely untrue. He isn't happy that Congress is attacking Bernanke, because he believes that Bernanke saved us and has done a remarkable job getting the U.S. through a tough economic period. Cramer also said he isn't concerned about the central bank's decision to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday. He said the decision doesn't make him want to sell stocks.

Recently, Cramer found opportunity in tech stocks, stocks to buy for when the selloff is over and Internet video stock plays. Here are some Cramer highlights from over the past week as aggregated from his "Mad Money" TV show, the "Stop Trading!" segment on CNBC and his RealMoney blog posts (these blog posts might require a RealMoney subscription). ...

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