Stories Related to House Passes Bill Banning Insider Trading By Members Of Congress

By ROBERT PEAR, New York Times
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:00am

The Senate has approved a similar measure, but the lopsided votes concealed deep disagreements over the details of the legislation.

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