Word: sessions
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...banking system, a move opposed by President Bush, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and most congressional Republicans. In the Senate, especially, Dems need at least nine Republicans to pass veto-proof legislation, assuming they can count on all their members, which makes coming to a deal in a lame-duck session particularly difficult. Other options Democrats are exploring include asking the Federal Reserve to supply the loans or requiring the banks that the government is currently bailing out to loan the money to the Big Three. As an alternative, Utah Senator Bob Bennett suggested Thursday that those banks getting money from...
...hours of grilling in the Senate seemed tough, they are sure to face much more skepticism from the lower chamber of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Pelosi have said that if both committees approve of Detroit's recovery plans, they will call Congress back into session next week to pass a bill. Of all the compromises open to lawmakers, one thing is nearly certain: the bigger and more complicated the plan, the less likely it is to pass...
...biotechnology firms in Cambridge a blessing or a curse? At the City Council session last night, concerned members of the public and Cambridge Director of Environmental Health Samuel Lipson discussed lab safety in Cambridge, the home of 155 biotechnology firms. Under particular scrutiny was the proposed increase in the number of “level three” biosafety labs. According to a Cambridge Public Health Department publication, “level three” labs house airborne agents associated with serious or lethal diseases and are subject to higher standards of safety procedure and disposal than lower level labs...
...recession was formally declared, investors cast their vote that economic recovery was nowhere in sight. All broad stock market indexes dropped sharply, with the steepest thrusts coming at the end of the trading day. The Dow ended Monday's session down 679.95 points or 7.7%, one of its worst days in recent months. Other broad market gauges took even steeper dives, with the Standard & Poor's 500, which includes financial stocks, falling 9.93%. The S&P 500 is now down...
...last time the squads faced off—last year’s Beanpot championship in February—the Crimson battled into overtime, tying the score three times in regular play, before finally yielding, 6-5, in the extra session...Boston College leads the series with Harvard 66-44-5...The Crimson has yet to win a game on the road this season...