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Obama poised to sign sweeping financial overhaul (AP)

US President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington, DC. New finance reform legislation, which some Republicans have already pledged to repeal if they regain power in Washington, will fundamentally overhaul the US government's regulation of Wall Street and create a political legacy for Obama.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AP - President Barack Obama aims to usher in a new era of consumer protections and banking restrictions Wednesday, checking off another legislative victory just before election-year politics overtakes the rest of his major agenda.