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Feb. 13, 2009

The SEC Should Own Up to Its Botched Madoff Investigation

President Obama admitted making mistake after his failed nomination of Tom Daschle — the SEC should follow suit and admit it botched the Madoff investigation, writes Patrick Hunnius. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Patrick Hunnius

President Obama attracted a lot of attention last Tuesday when he took the somewhat remarkable step - for a president - of admitting a mistake. Addressing the fallout from Tom Daschle's failed nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services, he said, "I'm frustrated with myself, with our team. ... I'm here on television saying I screwed up and that's part of the era of responsibility."

The president's a...

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