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Financial Reform: Unwritten Rules for an Empty Road

The Dodd-Frank finance reform law was meant to protect consumers from another Wall Street meltdown. Are taxpayers still vulnerable to banks that are "too big to fail?"

By Warren Olney • Jun 16, 2011 • 50m Listen

Last year's Dodd-Frank finance reform law was supposed to protect consumers from another meltdown on Wall Street. Are taxpayers and the global economy still vulnerable to banks that are "too big to fail?" Also, Pressure on Pakistan's Army chief amid fraying US relations, and Anthony Weiner decides to resign from Congress.

Banner image: President Barack Obama (L) greets Sen. Chris Dodd (C) (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank (R) (D-MA) after signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Financial Reform: Unwritten Rules for an Empty Road

The Dodd-Frank finance reform law was meant to protect consumers from another Wall Street meltdown. Are taxpayers still vulnerable to banks that are "too big to fail?"

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Financial Reform: Unwritten Rules for an Empty Road

The Dodd-Frank finance reform law was meant to protect consumers from another Wall Street meltdown. Are taxpayers still vulnerable to banks that are "too big to fail?"

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