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Three Former SEC Heads to Endorse Obama

Posted May 14, 08 2:00 PM CDT in Business,  Politics 

(Newser) – Three former heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including President Bush appointee William Donaldson, will endorse Barack Obama today, joining with former Fed chair Paul Volcker to say the candidate will take a “reasoned approach” to “balanced regulatory reform.” Donaldson said he was especially impressed by Obama’s recent comment that he would overhaul regulations for any business that borrows from government.

The other execs are Clinton appointee Arthur Levitt and Reagan appointee David Ruder. Obama notably stands alone among presidential contenders, the Wall Street Journal reports, in his interest in raising the capital-gains tax above 15%. Obama has bested his rivals in donations from banking and finance employees; John McCain has fared particularly poorly.

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William Donaldson   (Getty Images)
Arthur Levitt   (Getty Images)
William Donaldson, Arthur Levitt and David Ruder   (Getty and YouTube composite)
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