U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet suddenly finds himself the darling of liberals on health care reform, but he appears more cautious on the Democrats’ other major priority for the year — imposing new regulations on Wall Street.

Within the span of a week, Bennet, D-Colo., has earned accolades from liberal bloggers for vowing to vote for health care reform even if it costs him his job, and a rebuke from his Democratic primary opponent in an area where he could have far more influence.

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