Senate Passes Broad Financial Regulatory Reform Bill

The U.S. Senate last night passed the broadest financial regulatory reform since the Depression. Articles online right now describing the bill, which goes to conference with the House, are available at  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/21regulate.html?hp, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/20/AR2010052003503_pf.html, and http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3riG_0r9O4k&pos=1.