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• Obama enacts financial reform

  July 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama reversed decades of lax oversight of the financial industry Wednesday by signing a landmark overhaul of regulations, but he still faces a major task – … 1

• Cantwell to back finance reforms

  July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – After meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Thursday that she’ll support a finance regulation bill that was facing a troubled future as Congress … 2

• House OKs financial rules bill

  July 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday approved the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression, and last-minute changes this week appeared to solidify support in the Senate …

• Break for auto dealers likely

  June 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In the end, the political clout of 18,000 auto dealers scattered nationwide was too much even for President Barack Obama. House and Senate negotiators putting final shape to …

• Split Senate passes financial overhaul bill

  May 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate Thursday approved the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression, a milestone in President Barack Obama’s drive to expand government oversight and safeguard … 13

• Senate passes massive Wall Street regulation bill

  May 20, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Prodded by national anger at Wall Street, the Senate on Thursday passed the most far-reaching restraints on big banks since the Great Depression. In its broad sweep, the massive bill … 1

• GOP relents on financial bill

  April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Ending three straight days of solid opposition, Senate Republicans agreed Wednesday to start a full-scale debate on the most far-reaching proposals to toughen regulation of financial institutions since …

• Goldman fed crisis, probe finds

  April 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In its aggressive pursuit of profits, Goldman, Sachs & Co. became a key enabler of the mortgage meltdown that triggered the global financial crisis, Senate investigators said Monday … 6

• GOP stalls finance reform action

  April 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans’ anger at Wall Street and push through the most … 3

• No deal yet on finance reform

  April 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With no bipartisan deal on how to rein in Wall Street, Democrats stepped up their efforts Sunday to splinter unified Republican opposition to their sweeping regulatory overhaul. In …

• George Goehl: Pass reform to send banks crucial message

  April 26, 2010 in Opinion on Page A7 As kids, we brought our rolled-up coins to the bank and opened savings accounts. The bank would pay us interest for letting it reinvest our money. Later, we’d borrow from …

• Senate primes for reform

  April 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday set next Monday for a key vote on financial regulatory reform legislation, setting off frantic negotiations to complete a bipartisan deal as President …

• Putting reins on Wall Street

  April 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As President Barack Obama heads to New York City today to press for a major overhaul of financial rules, he faces stiff opposition by Wall Street to the … 1

• Fight looms on finance reforms

  April 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Emboldened by the fraud allegations against giant Goldman Sachs & Co., the Obama administration and Senate Democrats will push for a showdown this week on their sweeping overhaul … 1

• Debate hinges on bailouts

  April 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The White House and congressional Republicans sparred Wednesday over how to protect taxpayers against “too big to fail” financial institutions, sharply disagreeing on whether legislation backed by President … 1

• Finance overhaul sails through Senate panel

  March 23, 2010 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Democrats sent a massive Wall Street regulation bill to the full Senate on a party line vote Monday after a temporary retreat by Republicans that still left the …

• Dodd offers tough finance legislation

  November 11, 2009 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – A key Senate committee chairman unveiled a sweeping 1,136-page bill Tuesday that, if enacted, would mandate the most comprehensive overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression. The …

• House panel OKs new derivatives trade rules

  October 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The largely unregulated market of derivatives, which helped trigger the financial crisis, moved closer to federal oversight as a congressional committee Thursday voted to impose new rules on …

• Obama to push for reform with speech on Wall Street

  September 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will head to Wall Street today to try to breathe new life into efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system, an undertaking he has said … 2

• Fed plan meets skepticism

  June 19, 2009 in Business on Page A14 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s plan to increase the authority of the Federal Reserve is emerging as a major stumbling block to congressional approval of his overhaul of financial industry …

• Sweeping plan adds oversight

  June 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A10 A look at President Barack Obama’s plan to improve oversight of the financial industry: Creates a council of regulators called the Financial Services Oversight Council to monitor risk across the …

• President rolls out financial regulation proposal

  June 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama proposed sweeping new government regulation of the nation’s financial system Wednesday, turning sharply away from the pro-free-market passion that’s dominated American politics for three decades. …