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Rep. Barney Frank weds longtime partner in same-sex marriage

Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) married his partner Saturday in his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts, making him the first sitting congressman to be in a same-sex marriage. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony between the 72 year-old Frank and his partner, James Ready, according to a statement from the congressman’s…

Geithner defends Obama’s Wall Street reforms

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the financial sector overhaul enacted after the 2008 meltdown, saying the safeguards could have gone a long way toward averting the crisis. “Some people seem to be suffering from amnesia about how close America came to complete financial collapse under the outdated regulatory system…