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Elizabeth Warren Appointed in End-run Around the Senate

After fighting hard for finance reform, how serious is the Obama Administration about consumer protection? Why will Elizabeth Warren be a White House advisor instead of heading the new agency that will make rules for mortgages, credit cards and other consumer lending? Also, police in London arrest five in alleged terror plot against the pope, and competing rallies to "Restore Sanity" and "Keep Fear Alive."

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By Warren Olney • Sep 17, 2010 • 51m Listen

After fighting hard for finance reform, how serious is the Obama Administration about consumer protection? Why will Elizabeth Warren be a White House advisor instead of heading the new agency that will make rules for mortgages, credit cards and other consumer lending? Also, police in London arrest five in alleged terror plot against the pope, and if Glenn Beck can pack the Washington Mall, why can't Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert? We hear how a joke might turn into political reality.

Banner image: President Obama announces Elizabeth Warren will lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, September 17, 2010. White House photo: Lawrence Jackson

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

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