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2010-11-18       The Daily Brief     Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: It's Party Time on Wall Street, But Americans Face the Hangover AP Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: The GOP backed Wall Street during the darkest days of 2009 and 2010, when industry lobbyists valiantly battled the nefarious forces of reform that John Boehner derided to donors as "punk staffers." Once Democrats seemed less reliable, financial industry contributions swung to the other side of the aisle. And loyalty has its rewards. The GOP's top officials are now promising they will do whatever they can to gut the already-compromised financial reforms of 2010. These are the same politicians who say we need more lay-offs of teachers, police, and first responders, more crumbling roads and bridges -- in short, less Main Street employment. Click here to read more. Al Gore: The Media Has Failed in Covering the Climate Crisis Our media has a responsibility to educate the public on issues affecting the planet. Covering the climate crisis only as a political issue shields from public view the vital scientific and moral elements of the debate. Steven Rattner: GM IPO Increase: How They Turned It All Around The mother of all IPOs went off better than anyone expected. Of course, questions abounded: Could GM sustain profitability? Was its new management team up to the job? When will GM have a product slate as highly rated as Ford's? Daphne Eviatar: Ahmed Ghailani Verdict Makes the Case for Federal Courts The Ghailani case is significant because it's been viewed as a test of whether the civilian court system can handle the cases of another 35 Guantanamo Bay detainees slated for trial. I'd say that it just passed that test with flying colors. Amy Siskind: How the GOP Blew it on the Paycheck Fairness Act -- and Who the Biggest Cowards Were Well, it didn't take long. The Republican Party was handed a historic opportunity with women. And yet, this week, the Senate voted 58-41 against allowing debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act. Not a single Republican voted "yea." Stephan A. Schwartz: Where Are the Family Doctors? In 2010, the United States has 352,908 primary care doctors. Some estimate that 45,000 more will be needed by 2020. Will they be there? Most who examine the issue believe they will not.     HuffPost News No Plans In Senate For A Vote On Unemployment Benefits Senator Rockefeller Wants FCC To 'End' Fox News, MSNBC Bluefin Tuna: EU Backs Down From Plan To Save Threatened Atlantic Fish After Facing Opposition At ICCAT Erin Barry: Tony Parker's Texting Partner & Wife Of Former Teammate: Report (PHOTO, INFO) FCIC Delays Report Despite Republican Opposition, Citing 'Very Powerful Interests' Seeking To Undermine Investigations   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

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