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Even veterans of election-year partisanship were surprised when a joint committee of the House and the Senate reached a compromise last week on finance reform. President Obama declared it the biggest restraint on Wall Street since the Great Depression, and said he wanted to sign it by the Fourth of July. We hear what's in the bill and assess its chances. Also, confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and General David Petraeus as commander in Afghanistan.
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Even veterans of election-year partisanship were surprised when a joint committee of the House and the Senate reached a compromise last week on finance reform. President Obama declared it the biggest restraint on Wall Street since the Great Depression, and said he wanted to sign it by the Fourth of July. We hear what's in the bill and assess its chances. Also, confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and General David Petraeus as commander in Afghanistan.

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