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Consumer Watch: Rise of the 'anti-lobbyists'

For those counting on Washington to address today's economic mess and prevent tomorrow's, there is little as maddening as the idea that key decision-makers hear only from big financial players and the pinstripe lobbyists who represent them.

Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has steadily called for changes in financial regulation, says Barbara Roper of the Consumer Federation of America.
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has steadily called for changes in financial regulation, says Barbara Roper of the Consumer Federation of America.Read moreANDREW HARRER / Bloomberg News