This morning, the New York Post put an editorial on its front page, with giant wood: Dear Mr. President DON’T KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE City economy imperiled in the name of ‘reform’ Good stuff. The editorial continues: “One in 12 working New Yorkers are connected to the financial sector, which generates fully 40 percent of [...]
A follow-up on last week’s cover story, with some broader conclusions about the war in Afghanistan.
An excellent primer lies below from TIME’s London bureau chief, Catherine Mayer, of what to expect from Thursday night’s second ever debate of British prime ministerial candidates. The first debate catapulted Nick Clegg into newfound stardom – he’s even overtaken or tied Prime Minister Gordon Brown in some polls — so it’ll be interesting to see [...]
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Much has been made of Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s decision last week to abandon bipartisan negotiations in the Agriculture Committee and support a tough bill on derivatives. This morning, the full Ag Committee met to consider her proposal, and it passed out of committee–with a surprise Republican vote. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Democrats, [...]
There is a regional subplot playing out in the debate for financial reform. Here are some clues: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel just flew up to New York to meet with investors. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spent part of his recess meeting with big financiers in New York. President Obama will head [...]
