Rahm Emanuel is retiring to run for Mayor of Chicago. Who will fill his Shoes? Pete Rouse. Click here to read the Washington Post’s primer on President Obama’s new chief of staff, Pete “the fixer” Rouse.
Hey, we can’t all agree all the time, right? Here’s an interesting op-ed in today’s New York Times expressing concern over Elizabeth Warren and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We’re inclined to disagree with the author, but if the practice of law has taught us anything, it’s always a good exercise to look at both sides of an argument.
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Overhauling the most complex financial system in the history of man is no easy task. Today’s New York Times outlines some of the difficulties that lie ahead and the patience that is required in the effort for true, effective reform. Click Here for the article.
Two brothers are walking across America to express their discontent with SCOTUS’ landmark Citizens United ruling last year. The ruling allows companies to contribute to political campaigns as if they were private individuals. The ruling is grounded in first amendment freedom of speech protections, but does it go a bit too far? The Monahan brothers certainly think so:
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