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What's in the Financial Reform Bill? The 5 Key Changes

(July 15) -- The financial reform bill (what's the financial reform bill, you ask?) was passed in the Senate today and will head to President Barack Obama's desk next. The bill has split the country -- or that part of the country paying attention -- along party lines: Democrats say Wall Street needs to be reined in to...

Financial Reform Puts Republicans on the Spot

(April 26) -- Even as they lost today's Senate vote on overhauling financial regulation, the Democrats expected to get a win. They probably did. The chamber's Republicans held together in opposing a vote to let debate on the measure proceed toward a final roll call, depriving Democrats of the needed 60 votes to override...

Obama Makes Case About Capitalism's Drift

ANALYSIS (April 22) -- It was a policy speech promoting the congressional overhaul of rules that govern banks and finance. It was a political speech arguing for Democrats' economic credentials ahead of midterm elections this fall. But even more, President Barack Obama today made a case that the current financial crisis...

Wide Range of Wall Street Reform Critics

(April 22) -- Not all the criticism of the Democrats' plan for new financial industry regulations is coming from Capitol Hill Republicans. As President Barack Obama demands action, commentators from across the political spectrum are calling for changes in Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's bill. (Click here...