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    Treasury Secretary Wants Broad Reforms

    Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned today . The long-time friend of President Bush faces multiple ethics investigations. No successor has been named. Meantime, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed revamping oversight of the financial system, for the first time since the Great Depression.

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

    Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned today. The long-time friend of President Bush faces multiple ethics investigations. No successor has been named. Meantime, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed revamping oversight of the financial system, for the first time since the Great Depression. James Politi is US Economics and Trade Correspondent for the Financial Times.

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      James Politi

      US Economics and Trade Correspondent, Financial Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Iraqi Ceasefire: Winners and Losers
    1. 1:43Treasury Secretary Wants Broad ReformsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:48The Iraqi Ceasefire: Winners and Losers
    3. 43:49Democratic Party Leaders Working for June Solution
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