He met with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the top House Republican, Minority Leader John Boehner, as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other lawmakers.

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Never mind that "independent" houses (those that weren't also handling investment banking for the companies they follow) were as prone to issuing buy ratings in the 1997-to-2000 run-up as were analysts at lead investment banks, says Purdue professor John McConnell.

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