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...there is evidence that McCain is able to build bipartisan coalitions on occasion. He has successfully pushed for passage of the lobbying-gift ban, the line-item veto and the repeal of the catastrophic- health-care surtax, an unfair tax on seniors. As Commerce Committee chairman, McCain has shown the ability to navigate difficult issues like Y2K liability and whether to tax goods sold over the Internet, trimming his opinions to bang out a consensus. On the ill-fated campaign-finance reform, he has shaved away so many key elements to pick up support that some zealous supporters think...
...financial services will have carte blanche to, say, check bank records before granting health insurance. "This will legalize unprecedented and Orwellian surveillance of the daily lives of bank customers," asserts the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington, one of many consumer groups demanding that Congress kill--or Clinton veto--the bill. The industry says this is all overblown, and lawmakers behind the bill note that specific points in the legislation require full disclosure of any information sharing that will...
...UPSHOT] Too big a victory for the bankers. Hillary Clinton has attacked the legislation as unfair to women and children, and even Republican Henry Hyde said the House bill is too pro-creditor. The Senate may bring it up next year. The House bill had a veto-proof majority...
...UPSHOT] The law was signed in July after close call on whether the White House would veto it. Congressional Democrats initially opposed the bill, but critics say the lure of high-tech donations made many of them supporters...
...Which five countries have veto power at the U.N. Security Council...