Obama says need for financial reform urgent

President Barack Obama says the financial crisis that triggered the recession could have been avoided if Wall Street firms were more accountable, and their dealings more transparent.,The year 2009 brought a financial downturn unexpected in its severity to the Town of Telluride. With major sources of revenues plummeting, the town made deep cuts to its budget sawing away nearly $5 million in infrastructure projects, grants, services and even eight employees.,Financial shares dragged the stock market lower Friday as investors worried that the government's mortgage-related fraud...,Cascade Financial Corp. plans to sell almost 400 parcels of land in King and Snohomish counties, part of a strategy to reduce its exposure to bad real estate deals, officials said Wednesday.,Cascade Financial Corp. plans to sell almost 400 parcels of land in King and Snohomish counties, part of a strategy to reduce its exposure to bad real estate deals, officials said Wednesday.,Cascade Financial Corp. plans to sell almost 400 parcels of land in King and Snohomish counties, part of a strategy to reduce its exposure to bad real estate deals, officials said Wednesday.,Financial shares led the stock market sharply lower Friday after federal regulators filed civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs over its dealings in subprime mortgages.,Cascade Financial Corp. plans to sell almost 400 parcels of land in King and Snohomish counties, part of a strategy to reduce its exposure to bad real estate deals, officials said Wednesday.,"Big bank bailouts! Big bank bailouts!" So goes the refrain for Republican leaders this week, whose escalating attacks on a proposed overhaul of the financial regulatory system center on charges that the legislation perpetuates taxpayer-funded rescues of big Wall Street firms. Democrats have rema...best Penny stocks