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Biden, who for years chaired the Senate Judiciary committee, went on at length about his authorship of the Violence Against Women Act and how the Court had ruled against him on a particular provision. Expect to see more of that tonight at the debates.
And politics, to finish the circle, might end up being more important for future jobs than one would think. A little-noticed provision added to the bailout bill over the weekend would, in five years time, remove the burden of today’s bank woes from the backs of...
Jeffrey A. Frankel, an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, said he supported the bill after it was revised over the weekend, citing the importance of congressional oversight and a provision for taxpayers to recoup part of any gains made by the government through the trading of distressed assets.
Barack Obama seemed at least a little more upbeat. In a statement, he noted that all four principles he laid out last week - increased oversight, taxpayer protections, a provision limiting golden parachutes and measures to help homeowners - were included in the bill. But he added, "When taxpayers are asked to...
After their McCain-backed White House rebellion last week, House Republicans won a few concessions in the compromise: they had funding for a controversial housing program taken out and a bankruptcy provision that they argued was a giveaway to trial lawyers removed. They also got the Treasury Department to establish...