GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's choice to head the new consumer protection agency that was designed to help curtail the excesses and abuses that led to the financial meltdown...

Why President Obama has more bite than bark

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OPINION - Progressives would be wise to ignore their political soothsayers and recognize that everyone has a hustle...

TheGrio talks financial reform at the White House

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VIDEO - TheGrio's contributor Wilmer Leon will go to the White House to discuss the impact of financial reform on African-Americans...

Why African-Americans should care about financial reform

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III

OPINION - As African-Americans establish physical regimens for good health, fiscal well being requires a similar strategy...

Obama signs sweeping financial reform into law

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Reveling in victory, President Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression...

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VIDEO - In the week ahead, investors await several reports on Q2 earnings, housing sales, and the direction of the economy, as financial reform looms large...

Senate passes sweeping financial reform bill

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Obama likely would sign the bill next week...

Can financial reform close racial wealth gap?

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OPINION - Financial reform is important, but without addressing the racial and social biases we are only touching the tip of the iceberg...

Major bank reform bill faces final vote this week

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Tuesday secured the 60 votes he needs in the Senate to pass a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations...

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

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WASHINGTON (AP) - While Obama would have preferred an earlier conclusion for the bill, its passage less than four months from the general election is as good as it can get politically...

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GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency

Why President Obama has more bite than bark

TheGrio talks financial reform at the White House

Why African-Americans should care about financial reform

Obama signs sweeping financial reform into law

7/19/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update

Senate passes sweeping financial reform bill

Can financial reform close racial wealth gap?

Major bank reform bill faces final vote this week

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

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