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Post-Lehman, 'Washington Is the New Wall Street'

Nation's political and financial capitals

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 13, 2009 11:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – For decades, more than just 228 miles separated Wall Street from Washington, as financiers cast a casual eye at government regulators. But a year after Lehman Brothers’ dramatic implosion, the nation’s financial and political capitals are forging a new, closer relationship that has some...   Read full story »

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