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...Most informed people acknowledge that the financial mess began not with Republican deregulation but with social engineering by Democrats. It was exploited by Wall Street, to be sure, and the results went unchecked by Congress. A Republican House helped pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the most sweeping regulatory bill since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. If Democrats rule unconstrained, we won't recognize our country in 30 years. Lori Zimmerman, Red Bank, New Jersey...
...they are confident of victory. “We’ve got McCain and we’ve got a few others,” Reid said. “I don’t expect much of a fight at all.” The effort in Congress has gained some bipartisan support from the start, with Utah Republican Orrin G. Hatch acting as one of the leading co-sponsors. The legislation stalled in the Senate late last year and was shelved, according to a Washington source, until after the 2008 elections. Heberto Alanis...
...Given a new U.S. Administration and anticipated changes at the top of the FCC, it is unlikely that the dueling petitions before the agency will move at anything approaching warp speed, despite mounting pressure from state prison authorities. Most observers expect this debate to land in the lap of Congress. Meanwhile, prison authorities will continue with their cavity searches...
...like when he does take over in January. He became a more public presence, taking questions from the press three days in a row. He named his economic team. He promised an enormous stimulus package that would somehow create 2.5 million new jobs, and began to maneuver the new Congress toward having the bill ready for him to sign - in a dramatic ceremony, no doubt - as soon as he assumes office...
...federal automotive fleet, including the presidential limousine, and replacing it with hybrids made in Detroit. He could have jump-started - and he still could - the Obama plan by releasing funds for a green-jobs program to insulate public buildings. He could start funding the transit projects already approved by Congress...