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...banks but not the same rules. In September, Lehman Brothers, a major cog in this system, filed for Chapter 11. In one sense the process worked as designed--much of Lehman lives on under the names Barclays and Nomura. But the resulting run on the financial system sent Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson scurrying in panic to Capitol Hill to ask for a $700 billion bailout...
...early goal, the Crimson must find a way to penetrate the Big Red’s stalwart defense, anchored by junior goaltender Ben Scrivens, who leads the nation with a 0.977 save percentage and a goals-against average of 0.72. Also, the Cornell defense has only allowed three goals the entire season and has killed 21 of its 22 penalties against...
...asset, especially in helping to convince his fellow moderate members in the so-called Gang of 14, which includes some Republicans like McCain and Lindsey Graham. "We need every person that we can in Congress working constructively to move forward with the new agenda for our country," says Senator Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat. "Look, we're the majority party, we have the responsibility to act, and we've got to bring in the broadest possible coalition in order to get that done, and Senator Lieberman can be a very valuable member of our team...
...that can't wait. This week Congress will try to approve a bridge loan for the auto industry and a stimulus package that includes unemployment benefits, Medicaid help for the states and some assistance for small businesses. House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank will call on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for a roasting on how the $700 billion bailout - passed at the height of the crisis - has been spent...
...Ben Jenkins lined up in the back, gets the hand off. It looks like Harvard's just going to waste the clock...