Treasury Secretary Geithner says a jobs bill is vital, as is an overhaul of America's financial regulations to limit risk-taking by the nation's banks and major private financial institutions.

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The Progressive Era, which followed, saw the development of activist government and the first major efforts to limit the impact of money in politics.

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Elite universities offering MOOCs have a major financial incentive to limit academic credit only to registered, paying students and not those following along free online.

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