Photo: #In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Goldman Sachs & Co. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Financial Services Committee. The government has accused Goldman Sachs & Co. of defrauding investors by failing to disclose conflicts of interest in mortgage investments it sold as the housing market was faltering.
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In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Goldman Sachs & Co. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Financial Services Committee. The government has accused Goldman Sachs & Co. of defrauding investors by failing to disclose conflicts of interest in mortgage investments it sold as the housing market was faltering. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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The Financial Reform's conference committee meets today to reconcile the financial reform bills approved by the House and the more controversial version from the Senate. We'll discuss what laws should be preserved and the future of credit rating agencies.

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  • Claire Hill: Professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Her recent article in the NY Times is called "Another View: Reining In the Rating Agencies."
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