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n Republicans wanted — saying the date pres- ents a "fair and adequate" schedule in line with the timeline for past Supreme Court nominees. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the Demo- crats tactics "heavy-hand- ed" and urged them to reconsider the schedule. President Obama has pressed the Senate to vote

risons, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, It-Ky., said the president was ignoring the "clear desire of Congress and the American people." McConnell also ques- tioned whether Obama has the authority to move Ghailani under current law. He declined to say whether Congress would consider further

s up slightly WksilINKITON —11w average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.42 percent, up from 5.38 percent a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday. Rates on 30-year mort- gages fell to a record low of 4.78 percent earlier this year. But then they rose as high as 5.6 percent earl

ves ought to bear". As time grows short, we are left hoping for divine inspiration to drive a sound compromise, perhaps driven by Senators Reid and McConnell; maybe we'll have one next week. Bottom line: don't sell your gold. Michael Cembalest Chief Investment Officer On asset sales to fund government o

ibility as general collateral in repo transactions3. • A downgrade by would probably trigger a matching downgrade of Agency paper (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), GNMA, municipal bonds backed by Treasury bonds, the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Farm Credit Bank. There could be eventual down rades o

on November 8th held by Republicans, and many of those seats quite vulnerable, retaining control is a major victory for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his Republican majority. Currently, Republicans are expected to hold at least 51 seatsin the new congress, with Senator Kelly Ayotte’s (R-

es for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as the Fed recommended. Finally, a post-crisis system for housing finance—i.e., the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac —still loomsas the biggest area left unaddressed by the 2010 financial reforms, but a bipartisan effort to establish a new system drafted by Crapo an