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washingtonpost.com - 12/24/2008
SEC Chair Defends His Restraint During Financial Crisis
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Cox: My Do-Nothing Policies Will Be Vindicated!
Talking Points Memo — (ed.note: Kurtz's snark is even better: "Nero: Fiddling Was 'Right Approach'") From the Post ... Taking a swipe at the shifting response of the Treasury and Fed in addressing the financial crisis, he said: "When these gale-force winds hit our markets, there were panicked cries to change any and every rule of the marketplace: 'Let's try this. Let's try that.' What was needed was a steady hand." Cox said the biggest mistake of his tenure was agreeing in September to an extraordinary three-week ban on short selling of financial ...

Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... on marital sex is so offensive, I'm a little surprised Prager published it with his name on it. This is the kind of piece that looks like a career-killer. * Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox really doesn't want to be blamed for the economic crisis. * ...

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