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Obama 'finally doing the right thing'

President Obama has outlined plans to limit what banks can do, including a ban on commercial banks investing in hedge funds and private equity companies. The proposals could lead to the breaking up of big Wall Street banks.

A Vermont Democratic representative in the US Congress, Peter Welch, examines the reforms.

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