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Round One to the Banks, More to Come

…from an airing in the Senate; and once aired, the break-up-the-banks proposal gained substantial support, notwithstanding opposition from the White House and the chair of the Banking Committee, Chris Dodd….

More on derivatives

…make more money by being able to play more tournaments and tournaments with more expensive buy-ins. I understand that one well-known professional player, Chris Moneymaker (and yes, that is his…

PSA: Surveillance Data

Chris Soghoian’s data available below, via Pando. (Background here, via Freedom to Tinker.)…

Honest elections on a continuum

rdan Chris Blattman has an interesting note reminding us of how US elections were done and offers a little consolation about elections in Afghanistan….

What a Pack of Blue Faced Liars

…is a shoot to kill to defend your homestead bill supported by the NRA (NO). Chris John, lost to Vitter six years ago. Currently top lobbyist for The Louisiana Mid-Continent…

The Two Sides of AIG

…And as jAIG itself is at risk of getting downgraded again, the collateral posting requirements keep rising. Some analysts (including Chris Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics) have offered theories as…

Gerrymandering and Partisanship

…representative and not on Chris Shays. In the end I have no idea what role gerrymandering played. My argument is that you can’t determine the role by assuming that a…

GMAC Flashback

The whining has started, with most people (e.g., Chris Whalen at The Big Picture) making the obvious mistake of confusing GMAC with General Motors. In the interest of history, I…