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  In Shift, Conservatives Line Up Against Big Banks

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  In the shifting alliances that are characteristic of politics, the presumed closeness of Republicans and Wall Street may be increasingly tested.

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  President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obama’s. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.

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  Taking Sides: Will Wall Street’s Generosity to GOP Continue?

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  September 25, 2012

  In the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama had a substantial edge over John McCain in raising money from Wall Street. That advantage has not only evaporated for the president in the current race, but has reversed dramatically.

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  After Election, Stock Bump for Corporations Who Bet on the Winner

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2012

  In 2008, Goldman Sachs, a big Obama supporter, did well. AT&T did not.

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  Prediction Time

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  July 26, 2012

  Forecasting election outcomes has taken on some of the trappings of a science in recent years.

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  5 of History’s Brazen Crooks Who Defrauded Markets

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2012

  Remember Ken Lay? Probably. Remember Alves dos Reis? Probably not, but he nearly bankrupted a country in 1925.

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  At ASPPA 401(k) Summit, Matalin & Carville Offer Jokes, Jabs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2012

  With annual GDP of less than 3%, President Obama is "a weak incumbent, but he’s going to win,” Carville said. “Romney is an even weaker frontrunner."

• Post-Tea Party

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  February 24, 2012

  The Tea Party movement burst onto the political scene three years ago.

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  Private Equity Firms Shovel Millions to Congress: MapLight Analysis

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2012

  Political Action Committees (and individuals connected to private equity and investment firms have given more than $17 million to lawmakers that have been serving since the 109th Congress, a new report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan political research firm MapLight shows.

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  Wall Street Potent Target in Presidential Campaign

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 6, 2011

  Americans, and now presidential candidates, are losing faith in Wall Street.