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Article Title: Treasury Rolls Out Overhaul of Financial Regulators
Appearing In: The NY Times
First Paragraph: Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. on Monday formally laid out an ambitious plan to overhaul the regulatory apparatus that oversees the nation’s financial system. Senior lawmakers and industry lobbyists predicted that most of the plan would run into difficulty.
Important Paragrah: The administration’s proposal will do almost nothing to regulate the alphabet soup of sophisticated financial products that have fueled the financial crisis. And it will not rein in practices that have been linked to the mortgage crisis, like packaging risky loans into securities carrying the highest ratings.
Important Paragraph's Placement in Article: Paragraph 12
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