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Obama to sign Wall Street reform bill

Obama to sign Wall Street reform bill

President Obama will sign into law Wednesday the Wall Street reform bill -- the most-sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930s.

Senh: Finally. As I was watching the documentary on Enron, I was reminded of the financial meltdown in 2008. It was eerily similar. Now, hopefully, this new bill will put an end to irresponsible and greedy Wall Street guys from gambling our futures away. Barack Obama's on a roll. First, health care overhaul. Now, financial overhaul. Now, he just has to do something about the unemployment rate.

 

Wall Street reform clears Congress

Wall Street reform clears Congress

The Congress on Thursday approved the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law.

 

Financial Overhaul Clears a Final Senate Hurdle

A broad overhaul of the nation’s financial regulatory system cleared one last procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday as it headed for final Congressional approval later in the day.

 

Businesses step up criticism of Obama's agenda

Some business groups, upset about budget and regulatory policies they say are costing jobs, are accusing President Barack Obama of pursuing an agenda that is hurting the U.S. economic recovery.

 

Finance reform bill still a tossup

Finance reform bill still a tossup

As vote nears, Senate Democrats don't yet have votes to overcome a threatened GOP filibuster.

 

New snag for Senate financial regulations bill

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin on Wednesday put off naming a successor to the late Senator Robert Byrd, which could further complicate passage of financial reform legislation in the U.S. Senate .

 

Democrats drop fee from bank bill to secure votes

Top Democratic House and Senate negotiators who worked out a deal on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations regrouped Tuesday to eliminate a $19 billion fee on banks that had threatened to derail the legislation.

 

Lack of jobs loosens Democrats' grip on power

Lack of jobs loosens Democrats' grip on power

The sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial industry is President Barack Obama's answer to the nation's outrage over Wall Street bailouts. But come November if more Americans don't have jobs, Democrats in Congress could very well lose theirs, too.

 

Derivatives standoff stalls Wall St bill

Lawmakers were locked in an impasse over derivatives on Thursday as they struggled to finish their historic rewrite of U.S. financial regulations.

 

Business Leader Slams Obama Policies

The chairman of the Business Roundtable sharply criticized the Obama administration's economic policies as impediments to U.S. growth.

 

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