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Characterizing Wall Street as an industry run on "greed, fraud, dishonesty and arrogance," Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pledged to break up the country's biggest financial firms within a year and limit banking fees placed on consumers, should he become president, in a fiery speech on Tuesday. He coupled that promise, delivered in front of a raucous crowd just a few subway stops from Wall Street, with a series of attacks on rival Hillary Clinton, arguing her personal and political ties make her unable to truly take on the financial industry. "To those on Wall Street who may be listening...

The Irish are hopping mad for the same reason Americans are hopping mad: government bailouts of banks and financial firms. But give the Irish parliamentarians credit for "keeping it real." Whether facing the Irish public or the Irish pubs, the Irish pols do not hide from the public as do their American counterparts. The Irish politicians may have played footsie with the financial and property firms of their country, as our own country did. But the Irish pols seem willing to stand center ring and take the shots they've got coming to them. Ours seem to be hiding in their...