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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Rob Silverblatt
What do a Democrat from Arizona, a Republican from Massachusetts, and a judge from Louisiana have in common? In a nod to home-state economics, all three have recently made moves to upset often-fragile compromises at the national level.
In the aftermath of a healthcare bill that was plagued by allegations of political pandering, the need to attract swing votes for financial reform has once again opened up opportunities for members of
In the
According to the
Meanwhile, Brown has said he will make his vote on financial reform contingent upon how
As has been the case with most major bills in recent memory, this jockeying has touched off concerns about the line between effectively serving local interests and holding the political process hostage to narrow concerns. "Senators and members of
Cornelius Hurley, director of the
Elsewhere, Martin Feldman, a federal judge in New Orleans, lifted the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling. In his decision, Feldman said that the moratorium was an overreaction on the part of the administration. Feldman's ruling has gotten a warm reception in Gulf states, where officials had argued that the temporary ban would cripple local economies.
Nationally, though, Feldman has come under fire, particularly with recent disclosures that he has investments in the oil industry. Many experts also see it as a state-centric challenge to executive power. "I don't know that anyone up to this point had any substantial doubts that a temporary moratorium wasn't within presidential authority," Richard Nagareda, a professor at
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