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Let’s get rid of the lawyers in Washington — and bring in the bankers.

That’s the pitch from a Wall Street lobbying group that represents the $17 trillion banking industry, which said Tuesday it’s launching a program to “help bankers run for office.”

The program — which will teach bankers everything from raising funds to kissing babies — is aimed at swelling banker ranks in elected state and federal positions, said Rob Nichols, CEO of the American Bankers Association.

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