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Sanders, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Break Up ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

Wall Street sees no need for more regulations of course, but unfortunately for Main Street Americans still reeling from the last financial crisis, President Obama may turn out to be the banking industry’s biggest ally.

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A look at the day’s political happenings, including President Obama’s picks to round out his national security team, Hillary Clinton’s first day back at work since suffering a concussion and Donald Trump running his mouth again.

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‘Daily Show’: Oh, the Profanity

Woe to the wayward legislator or media pundit who makes a public blunder while Jon Stewart is on his watch. In this installment of “The Daily Show,” we see disgraced (but not deposed) Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other power hounds fall into Stewart’s carefully laid trap of shame.

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Stephen Colbert Savages David Vitter

After too long a hiatus, let us all take a long drink of the heady brew that is Stephen Colbert.  Of course, the ironies of Hookergate 2007 are too delicious to resist, resulting in a particularly entertaining “The Word” selection.

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