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Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama's Bold Recess Appointment

President Obama installed Richard Cordray on Wednesday as head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau with a recess appointment, bypassing Republican obstruction in Congress. On MSNBC’s Sound-Off, The Nation’s Melissa Harris-Perry explains that this bold move on the part of the president has big implications for the coming election season.

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