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President Obama Wants New Rules for Wall Street

President Obama's proposed regulatory reforms are designed to avoid another financial meltdown, but they're already under fire for doing too much -- and for not doing enough. We hear how the debate is shaping up. Also, another massive turnout of anti-government protests in Iran, and a conversation with a veteran journalist who struggles to understand that country.

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By Warren Olney • Jun 18, 2009 • 50m Listen

President Obama's proposed regulatory reforms are designed to avoid another financial meltdown, but they're already under fire for doing too much -- and for not doing enough. We hear how the debate is shaping up. Also, another massive turnout of anti-government protests in Iran, a country that's is nothing if it's not "unpredictable. We talk with a veteran American journalist.


Banner image: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee today on the Obama Administration's proposal to modernize the financial regulatory system. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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