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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 07:31 AM
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Obama to Receive Endorsement of 3 Former SEC Chairmen
Edited on Wed May-14-08 07:31 AM by JimGinPA
Three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission will publicly endorse Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the presidency Wednesday, including one who served under President Bush.

William Donaldson, who was SEC chairman for about 2½ years from early 2003, along with Clinton and Reagan appointees Arthur Levitt and David Ruder, will join former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker in endorsing Sen. Obama, his campaign said. Mr. Volcker endorsed Sen. Obama in January.

In a statement released by the campaign, the four men said they believed Sen. Obama would take a "reasoned approach" to "balanced regulatory reform." As with rival presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton, Mr. Obama has advocated revamping financial regulations to head off a repeat of the current credit crisis. Unlike the other two, Sen. Obama has said he would consider raising the capital-gains tax rate from its current 15% -- a move that could have a profound effect on the financial industry.

The endorsements, especially that of Republican appointee Mr. Donaldson, could give a boost to Mr. Obama in the general election this fall. Sen. Obama appears increasingly likely to be confirmed as the Democratic Party's nominee; Sen. McCain is the likely Republican choice

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lastliberalintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 07:33 AM
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1. Yeah, that's not exactly a good thing
In fact, it explains why some liberal commies like me are still unsure of Obama.
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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 07:51 AM
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3. Yeah, I'm Amazed They Didn't Endorse One Of The Candidates Humping The "GasTax Holiday"
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-14-08 07:35 AM
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2. Best damn football conference in Amer...what?
Oh. Never mind. Carry on.

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