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    Elizabeth Warren Bypassed for Head of Consumer Watchdog Agency

    President Obama disappointed supporters of Elizabeth Warren today by nominating Ohio's former Attorney General, Richard Cordray, to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .  But, as the confirmation process begins, he promised to hold out against changes to finance reform.

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

    President Obama disappointed supporters of Elizabeth Warren today by nominating Ohio's former Attorney General, Richard Cordray, to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But, as the confirmation process begins, he promised to hold out against changes to finance reform. Binyamin Appelbaum is domestic correspondent in Washington for the New York Times.

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      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Debt Ceiling Negotiations and the Fear of Default
    1. 0:00Elizabeth Warren Bypassed for Head of Consumer Watchdog AgencyYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Politics and the Debt Ceiling
    3. 45:01Japanese Win at Women's World Cup a Tonic for Wounded Country
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