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But what's interesting is that even if you set the question of overvaluation aside--and it is a much more complicated question than anyone at the Times ever seems to acknowledge--and accept that some form of market correction is in the offing, it's really not clear that a major correction would have such a dramatic impact on the economy as a whole.
The LAT says that prospects for enacting comprehensive campaign reform this year are pretty much dashed because on Monday the House leadership of Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey adopted rules requiring any such measure to pass, not by the simple majority that seemed in the offing, but by a two-thirds "super-majority."
(Although the LAT says there's no evidence that there's any orchestrated rate cutting by central banks around the world in the offing.)
But even if Lott's motive for offing McCain-Feingold remains as powerful as ever, carrying out the hit no longer looks so simple.
But the NYT notes at least one clear cause of the meta-Russian acceleration: Russia's troubles have made it clear to other countries that IMF bail-outs are probably not in the offing for them and might not work anyway.