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Blog Entries by Mary Bottari from 06/2010

Bank Reform Bait and Switch

| Posted 06.06.2010 | Business
Read More: Fiancial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Harry Reid, Blanche Lincoln, Chris Dodd, Bank Reform, Derivatives, Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Business News

When the Senate bank reform legislation passed in May, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it sent the message to Wall Street "no longer can you re...

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Blanche Lincoln's "Cross of Gold" Moment

| Posted 06.10.2010 | Politics
Read More: Fiancial Crisis, Bill Clinton, Blanche Lincoln, Bank Reform, Barney Frank, Bill Halter, Timothy Geithner, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Politics News

To the surprise of many, Blanche Lincoln won her Arkansas Senate runoff. She did so as a modern-day William Jennings Bryan, standing up for farmers and pushing a strong Wall Street reform proposal to protect taxpayers.

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Swap Till You Drop: Will Frank Protect Munis from Wall Street's Ticking Time Bombs?

| Posted 06.22.2010 | Business
Read More: JP Morgan Chase, JP Morgan, Blanche Lincoln, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Jefferson County, Bank Reform, Financial Reform, Seiu, Barney Frank, Business News

As the fight for financial reform on Capitol Hill enters its final stages, it is worth reviewing what is being done to protect states and localities from the Wall Street con.

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Wall Street Reform Bill Could Be a Big Win for the Farm Belt

| Posted 06.30.2010 | Business
Read More: Goldman Sachs, Farming, JP Morgan, Wall Street, Bank Reform, Financial Crisis, Gary Gensler, Big Banks, Cftc, Business News

In a big win for American farmers, consumers and even import-reliant African nations, the Wall Street reform bill winding its way though Congress has unique provisions that apply to food and energy speculation.

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