Will Obama's Financial Overhaul Bring Real Change?

NPR by Liz Halloran | Jun. 12, 2009 (Interview)

President Obama expected to announce next week his plan to revamp regulation of the nation's dysfunctional financial system, speculation about what he'll recommend has been running rampant.

But what already appears clear is that the president plans to pull back on some of the more ambitious proposals that his administration had floated on Capitol Hill, from consolidating four bank-and-savings regulatory agencies into one uber-overseer to merging ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Budget, U.S. Economy, Obama Administration, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 12, 2009 - 1:13 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Vincent Caminiti (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 12, 2009 - 1:13 AM PDT
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 by Vincent Caminiti - Jun. 12, 2009

This was an interesting overview of the policies and the potential for change in the crisis approach. It also illuminates the misunderstanding that much of the media has fostered by conflating emergency measures and long-term policy re-form. The article and interview were informative.

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