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...month ago, when the U.S. financial system was melting down, the urgency of the crisis compressed the political and ideological distances between America's top economic players, allowing Congress to pass a massive rescue bill in a matter of days. Now that the most acute phase of the crisis appears to have passed, those natural divisions are once again opening...
Democrats in Congress who want new money for the bridge loan consider the proposal unlikely to pass in the face of an expected Republican filibuster. Some in the party would not mind if one or two of the auto companies go under, reasoning that it would be easier to force them to restructure along strict environmentally correct lines. But there's concern that bankruptcy could lead to a broader economic fallout. "Because of the condition of the credit market, there's some concern the car companies would have to liquidate," says one senior Democratic aide...
Barnes was injured on Oct. 25th against Princeton, but he showed no signs of slowing down as he took the field on Saturday. After seeing no action for three weeks, Barnes made up for lost time, with four tackles (three unassisted), three pass breakups, and three interceptions on the day, with two coming in the end zone...
...That’s never happened before,” Barnes said. “Some of those were probably not necessarily great plays by me. I was just in the right spot. The first one Derrick Barker actually broke the pass up, and I just happened to be in the area. The second was more of a normal-looking interception. And then the third one was kind of up for grabs...
...bank account and notes that during the debates, he was often asked about religion while the other candidates dealt with questions of government policy. Why, he asks, was a "floating cross" in the window of one of his ads such a media controversy when reporters gave a pass to a Barack Obama direct-mail piece that obviously photographed the Democrat before a large Christian cross...