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Republicans back down
ecthompsonmd April 28, 2010

For the first time in recent history, it appears that the Democrats have won a battle with the Republicans. Wow! (More later. I’m off to the OR.) From TPM: Senate Republicans announced this afternoon that they will allow financial reform legislation onto the chamber floor for a debate after bipartisan talks hit an impasse. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee who has been in bipartisan negotiations with chairman Chris Dodd, released a statement announcing talks could go no further. “We have been unable, however, to make any meaningful progress on other important components of the legislation. It

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Grab Bag
ecthompsonmd March 16, 2010

I’m going to work. More later – From Political Animal: Mexico: “President Barack Obama is ‘deeply saddened and outraged’ at news of the murders of a federal employee and two relatives of workers at the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, an administration spokesman said.” Netanyahu is sorry U.S. officials are upset, but Israel isn’t changing course: “In the face of sharp American disapproval of an Israeli plan for an East Jerusalem building project, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejected Monday any curbs on new Jewish settlements in and around Jerusalem.” (ed. This is a big deal. This is a very big

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Can Chris Dodd step to the plate and fix Wall Street before leaving the Senate?
ecthompsonmd January 6, 2010

From TP: One question bouncing around news outlets today is what Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) retirement means for the regulatory reform effort. Does it make him more or less likely to compromise on key parts of the bill, including the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)? It’s hard to discern whether Dodd’s retirement will lead him to give in on a host of issues (as one “gleeful” financial services lobbyist told Politico it would) or compel him to put “it all on the line to get what he wants, bipartisanship be damned.” But one thing is for certain: Dodd’s retirement means that the regulatory

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