Does this have any chance of succeeding? A federal judge yesterday allowed Ohio pension systems to proceed with their legal claims that Bank of America paid billions of dollars in bonuses to executives of a firm it was absorbing without informing shareholders, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel denied …
The Shift
I know I’m supposed to be reading the Beck rally like tea leaves, but, sadly, I’m cynical, I’ve seen this movie before, so I can’t. A few weeks before organizing a massive rally on the Mall that had the feel of a religious revival, Glenn Beck sought the blessing of some of the country’s most …
A Small Victory
Good, strong statement from Mann: An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge has set aside a subpoena issued by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia seeking documents related to the work of climate scientist and former university professor Michael Mann. Judge Paul M. Peatross Jr. ruled that Cuccinelli can investigate whether fraud …
Town Halls, Revisited
Some (slightly) positive news for a Monday morning: Q: What are people in your district saying about the health care law? A: What has struck me decisively is how the public mood has switched from sort of the 30,000 foot policy debate of last August and has pivoted to very practical implementation-related questions today. The …
Bureaucrats
It was, according to New Jersey’s governor, a $400 million mistake. The state was drenched in recriminations on Wednesday as Gov. Chris Christie said a clerical error by a midlevel official had caused the state to lose out on $400 million in federal school reform money — an error that caused its Race to the …
Professional Democrats
The story of the Minerals Management Service capture spans three Presidents and decades. It’s a long, familiar arc. It begins with Reagan, George H.W. Bush walked back some of Reagan’s excess, Bill Clinton did his part under his favorite “partner with industry!” idea, and then George W. Bush dropped all pretense and just had the …
The Health Care Reform “Debate” Continues
The health care law has emerged as a defining issue in the U.S. Senate campaign between Democrat Lee Fisher and Republican Rob Portman. Fisher said he would have voted for the law, which when fully implanted in 2014 will provide health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. But Portman has assailed it as a …
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