Obama Blasts Banks For Opposing Financial Overhaul

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
Sat, 12/12/2009 - 10:24am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter federal oversight of their industry....

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