Obama Presses for Financial Reform  In a Wall Street speech, the
President seeks support for regulatory fixes aimed at preventing
another banking crisis  One year after Lehman Brothers
collapsed, triggering the worst economic tumult since the Great
Depression, President Barack Obama traveled to the epicenter of
the crisis—Manhattan's financial district—on Sept. 14 to call
for passage of his proposed overhaul of financial regulations.
The President also issued a challenge to Wall Street to take
responsibility for assisting a broader economic recovery.  In a
midday speech at Federal Hall, Obama cited economic progress
that has taken place since his Administration took office,
saying that "while there continues to be a need for government
involvement to stabilize the financial system, that necessity is
waning." He noted that banks have repaid more than $70 billion
in bailout money and the government has made a profit on some of
its investments.   With the financial regulation speech, Obama
is hoping to reinvigor