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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-24-09 01:00 PM
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'Capitalism' - Cutting Room Floor
Edited on Sat Oct-24-09 01:00 PM by lame54
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/elizabeth-warren-speaks-w_n_329425.html

The House Financial Services Committee passed a watered-down version of the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Thursday morning.
In the words of Financial Services chairman Barney Frank: "We have restricted the CFPA from what the administration proposed."
The CFPA(Consumer Financial Protection Agency) is largely the idea of Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who serves as the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the TARP program, and who has long advocated for stronger consumer protections.
The Huffington Post has been given exclusive video of a candid interview Warren gave to Michael Moore for his documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story," much of which never made it into the film. In it, she expresses her disappointment at the lack of accountability that has come with the massive bailout of Wall Street, and explains why the need for a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency is so urgent.
The video is broken up into three clips...

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/elizabeth-warren-speaks-w_n_329425.html

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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-24-09 01:02 PM
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1. Welp haven't read it; does it start from a compromised position?
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-24-09 04:26 PM
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