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I spent several years as an analyst on Wall Street, watching Spitzer's crusades against corrupt stock research and rigged IPOs play out around me, defending his actions to colleagues who ranted that he was motivated only by political ambition. To learn that Spitzer was the world's biggest hypocrite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eliot Spitzer's Mission Impossible | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

Still, the opposition, led by Bishop Harry R. Jackson - who made an unsuccessful last-ditch attempt to get a stay from the Supreme Court until after locals could hold a referendum on gay marriage - shows little acceptance of defeat. And D.C. councilman Marion Barry, who spearheaded the Human Rights Act...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hurrying to the Altar on D.C.'s First Day of Gay Marriage | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

The insidious cleverness of the Republican blocking strategy demanded a more precise Democratic response. It demanded more forceful leadership from the President, to be sure. It demanded a brisk, disciplined legislative process. But that seems well beyond the capacity of the current Democratic leaders. The most egregious example was Reid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats on Health Care: Their Own Worst Enemy | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

And yet, miracle of miracles, it may pass. And if it passes - contrary to the conventional wisdom - it will work to the Democrats' advantage. Next fall, their candidates will be able to say, "Because of us, no one can ever take away your health insurance. My Republican opponent voted against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats on Health Care: Their Own Worst Enemy | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

Ultimately, Pelosi may have to change the votes of a handful of conservative Democrats who voted against the original House bill in November. She'll argue that the newer version is smaller and less expensive. It also does not include a government-run public option for providing coverage to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Reform: Can the Democrats Cross the Finish Line? | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

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