CFTC chief Gary Gensler is out to police financial Wild West
USA Today - 21 minutes agoAs chairman of the CFTC, Gary Gensler is leading the Obama administration's campaign to start policing the Wild West of finance.
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As chairman of the CFTC, Gary Gensler is leading the Obama administration's campaign to start policing the Wild West of finance.
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In the first few days of a cross-country book tour to promote her memoir, Sarah Palin's supporters have greeted her with a populist fervor unmatched in Internet-age Republican politics. From her first stop last week in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Saturday's event in Washington, Pa., thousands of people have lined up for hours.
Women, politics, and the media.
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INA - A starlight gala next month will honor the life and legacyof former U.S. Rep. Ken Gray.
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