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Quick Links: Elizabeth Warren on the Importance of the CFPB; President Obama’s Veto Protects Main Street; and Campaign Financing in the Midterm Election – a Touchy Subject

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Elizabeth Warren claims that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be “The first real agency of the 21st century”. Warren is optimistic about the agency’s potential to help improve the Amrican investing climate.   Click Here For the Story

 

Three cheers for Obama for his pocket veto of the Notarizations act. The bill was originally intended to help promote interstate commerce by mandating the recognition of notary publics between states. The bill wasn’t drafted in bad faith, but some of its more obscure provisions could help make it easier for banks to foreclose on homes. Click here to read about President Obama’s veto.

 

Citizens United is certainly rearing its head in the 2010 midterm election. Funding is up, but is political justice taking a hit? Read the New York Times article here. 

Read the New York Time’s article about President Obama’s calls to outspend private interests Here.

 

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