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February 14, 2009
Congress passes the "just-might-work" $787 billion stimulus bill.
A bold and historical action. President Obama keeps reminding us it might not work fast or well. We get it. What's in this thing, anyway? Bloomberg: "Congress Sends Obama $787 Billion Economic-Stimulus Package". Excerpt:
The Senate late yesterday voted 60 to 38 to approve the legislation. Three Republicans joined Democrats in favor of the measure. Earlier in the day the House passed the bill, 246 to 183, with no Republicans in favor.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:24 PM | Comments (1)
The unused perk.
Law is the ultimate backstage pass. There are more students in law schools than there are lawyers walking the Earth.
--John Milton/Satan/Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate (L’Associé du Diable) (1997)
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 10:59 AM | Comments (0)
Charon QC's Podcast 100: Lawyers, Yanks and Banks.
But who's interviewing whom? London's Charon QC does his 100th Podcast, interviewing WAC?, an annoying Type-A morning person who interrupts for sport, in their third talk together. One subject nervously covered was Britain's GeekLawyer. The very idea of next month's sequel to the barrister's Blawg Review#166 has entire Midwestern U.S. communities shuddering, carrying small crosses, and keeping garlic at work. GL is said to be in Canada, and poised for U.S. entry.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:33 AM | Comments (0)