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Barack Obama: the 'Volcker' Rule in the Dodd-Frank Act protects taxpayers and depositors by separating risky, speculative 'proprietary…

On the recordNovember 11, 2010
the 'Volcker' Rule in the Dodd-Frank Act protects taxpayers and depositors by separating risky, speculative 'proprietary trading' from the business of banking
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet - G-20/Seoul: Fact Sheet on U.S. Financial Reform and the G-20 Leaders' Agenda

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