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Obama Proposes Tough New Bank Rules (Finally!)

Finally capitulating to voter outrage, and the very kind of “Change” he campaigned on last year, President Obama proposed tough new financial industry restrictions under what he called “the Volcker Rule” – named after Paul Volcker, the former Fed Chair.

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