Ruth Porat, Rumored Treasury No. 2, Lobbied Regulators For Morgan Stanley, A Lot

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President Obama's pick to run the Treasury Department isn't much of a financial reformer. And it looks like his potential pick for Treasury's No. 2 spot might not be, either: She actively lobbied for Wall Street. Obama is reportedly considering tapping Morgan Stanley chief financial officer Ruth Porat to be the "number two" at Treasury under his pick for Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. Picking Porat would address two problems for Obama: the notable lack of women named so far to his second-term cabinet, and Lew's professed lack of financial expertise.

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.