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...That leads to the most important reason for skepticism: financial reform is so complex and confusing, with so many moving parts, that excuses to say no will be exceedingly easy to find. Even a group of staunch like-minded reformers would have a hard time finding common ground; in fact, that's exactly what happened inside the Obama Administration, which is why the President recently proposed new add-on provisions limiting bank size and speculation. So how hard is it going to be for the less staunch to find something in the bill to reject? It's worth noting that...
Father, Don't Be Mum The Vatican argues that there's no connection between vows of celibacy and sexual deviance, and the Pope himself, a staunch conservative who recently defended celibacy as "an expression of the gift of oneself to God," is unlikely to budge on the issue...
These proposals’ prospects vary widely. Both of Lessig’s are subject to supermajority requirements in the Senate–67 votes for an amendment, and 60 to break a filibuster on public financing–where minority leader Mitch McConnell has been a staunch opponent of all campaign finance reform efforts, and so chances are dim. Same for Ackerman and Wu’s bill, the cost of which should alienate swing Republicans. Van Hollen and Schumer’s and Ackerman and Ayres’ more modest suggestions could attract more support, though it?...
Jean-Marie Doré was sworn in as Guinea's interim Prime Minister Jan. 26, a crucial step toward ending the country's military rule. A critic of the staunch regime, Doré has pledged "free, transparent and credible elections" within the year. An assassination attempt and subsequent exile forced Guinea's unpopular strongman, Moussa Dadis Camara, to allow a civilian interim leader. Some fear he continues to meddle from his base in Burkina Faso...
...early stages, DAPA was perceived in a negative light because students were unaware of their full intent and purpose, merely seeing them as staunch enforcers who frowned upon all facets of collegiate...