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...Cartoons of the Week...
...almost no Senator puts forth as dogged an effort every day as Schumer. A week after the Senate Finance Committee rejected two versions of a public plan - including one authored by Schumer - the New York Democrat was still "very optimistic" about the chances of one ending up in the final legislation passed by the chamber. Indeed, despite the fact that President Obama has refused to endorse the idea as a must-have provision and that Olympia Snowe of Maine - the lone Republican Senator still supporting any version of health reform - remains opposed to it, Schumer has never given...
...That has put Schumer in an awkward position in the wake of the financial crisis, as his colleagues have sought to punish his friends by passing strict limits on executive compensation and demanding more transparency from banks. The seat promises to only get hotter as the committee moves this week to start formally drafting legislation to tighten finance-industry regulations...
...TIME's Pictures of the Week...
Little over a week ago, Senator John Kerry was hailed for his diplomatic success in Kabul, where he cajoled President Hamid Karzai into accepting a runoff in the disputed Afghan election. But Sunday's withdrawal from the race by Karzai's challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, rendered Kerry's achievement moot. Moreover, it was an outcome the U.S. had come around to rooting...