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June 14, 2011

Obama Reaches Out To Wall Street Executives Ahead Of 2012 Election 
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While Republican presidential candidates attempted to portray President
Obama as anti-business, the Obama administration is making a concerted
effort to reach out to Wall Street executives ahead of the 2012
election. The New York Times reports Obama met with two dozen Wall
Street executives at the White House a few weeks before announcing his
re-election campaign. Obama is planning a trip to New York this month to
dine with bankers, hedge fund executives and private equity investors at
the Upper East Side restaurant Daniel. In 2008, employees of Goldman
Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and Morgan Stanley were among
Obama's biggest financial backers.



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