But he sounded much more like a campaign manager selling a strategy than a man trying to become president.

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He sat next to his right-hand man at Goldman, Gary Cohn, and in the same section as the short-selling hedge fund manager Jim Chanos, Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond and Nasdaq head Bob Greifeld.

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They have had money to spend from selling players and their manager Dave Jones has manipulated that money.

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