Jeremy Stein

Obama Makes Key Nominations

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 02.26.2012

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HONOLULU — A vacationing President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Harvard University professor and a former Treasury official under Preside...

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SIMON JOHNSON The Bank Lobbyists Are Wrong: Why Higher Capital Standards Are Needed

New York Times | Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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At one level, the pursuit of higher and more robust capital requirements for banks is not going well. The United States Treasury insisted, throughout ...

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