Obama hosts bi-partisan meeting on financial reform in Washington
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, (L to R) speak to the media at he White House after a bi-partisan meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama regarding financial reform in Washington on April 14, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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