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Wall Street is voting with its wallet in its battle against a regulatory crackdown. With hundreds of proposed rules finally being written in the wake of the financial crisis, big banks are stepping up lobbying efforts in Washington by over 16 percent when compared to 2007 spending -- and shifting...

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Source: New York Post

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