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Bills Would Set Limits on Big Firms

By Damian Paletta and Michael R. Crittenden Democrats are advancing proposals in Congress designed to limit the size and complexity of financial companies so that any collapse wouldn't damage the broader economy, a sign that lawmakers are responding to... Full Article at Wall Street Journal

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: President Barack Obama (R) walks with Sergeant of Arms of the Senate Terrance Gainer as he arrives on Capitol Hill for a Democratic Caucus meeting December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  2. FILE - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , looks on before speaking to reporters about health care reform legislation, in this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo taken on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) talks during a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 3, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Former Associate General Counsel of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Oliver Ireland testifies before the House Financial Services Committee about overdraft fees levied by banks on Captiol Hill October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Mark Caverly of the Credit Union National Association and the Electronic Payments Coalition, testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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