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Bernie Wants to Break Up Big Banks

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Bernie Sanders Urges Breaking Up Big Banks
Bernie Sanders Urges Breaking Up Big Banks

New York Times (News)

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Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont and a 2016 Democratic candidate for president, is pushing his new role as a voice to the left of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

On Wednesday, despite refusing to answer any questions about his Democratic rival, Mr. Sanders offered yet another glimpse at the sort of populist issues he planned to inject into the Democratic nominating fight.

“Today, 99 percent of all new income is going to the top 1 percent,” Mr. Sanders said in a news conference in the Capitol to introduce legislation that would...

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Bernie Sanders Steps Up Attack on Wall Street
Bernie Sanders Steps Up Attack on Wall Street

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent and 2016 presidential hopeful, blasted “too big to fail” financial firms Wednesday — offering another sign that attacks on Wall Street aren’t likely to fade in the 2016 election.

His push for stricter curbs on Wall Street echoes calls by former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a likely Democratic presidential candidate, for dismantling large banks.

The middle class “is still suffering from the tremendous damage huge financial institutions and insurance com

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Bernie Sanders: ‘No special interest that we have not taken on’
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont defended his record on Wednesday that includes opposing free trade agreements and taking on big banks, saying it will be up to voters to put his resume against that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential nominating contest.

He said he likes and respects Mrs. Clinton, the party’s frontrunner for the preside

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