Senate rejects GOP consumer, Democrat bank break-up plans

Friday, May 7, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Two contentious regulatory measures -- one to dilute consumer provisions and the other to break up large banks -- failed in the Senate on Thursday in separate defeats for Republicans and liberal Democrats.

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