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President Obama Goes to New York to Push Financial Reform

President Obama today went to Cooper Union, in the shadow of Wall Street, to push for finance reform . But he focused attack less on bankers and traders themselves than their representatives in Washington, who buckle under the influence of "battalions of financial industry lobbyists." Craig Gordon is White House correspondent for Politico.com .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama today went to Cooper Union, in the shadow of Wall Street, to push for finance reform. But he focused attack less on bankers and traders themselves than their representatives in Washington, who buckle under the influence of "battalions of financial industry lobbyists." Craig Gordon is White House correspondent for Politico.com.

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    Warren Olney

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    Craig Gordon

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