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May 14, 2012

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Last week JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon revealed the company lost $2 billion after an “egregious” failure to manage risks. Are more regulations the answer? Plus, Congress is playing more games: both parties are proposing bills they know have no chance of passing. Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, joins Mid-Mornings with Ernie Brown on America’s Radio News Network to discuss.

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