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Obama Aides Defend Bank’s Pay to Biden Son



By CHRISTOPHER DREW and MIKE McINTIRE
Published: August 24, 2008
During the years that Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. was helping the credit card industry win passage of a law making it harder for consumers to file for bankruptcy protection, his son had a consulting agreement that lasted five years with one of the largest companies pushing for the changes, aides to Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign acknowledged Sunday.