A Bankrupt Bill

It was probably expecting too much to think that Congress's stand-up attitude to big business would last until the weekend. A little more than a day after passing tough corporate-governance legislation, lawmakers rushed to approve an ill-advised overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy laws long sought by credit card companies and other creditors. The House seemed on the verge of approving the bill early this morning, and the Senate is expected to vote on it next week.

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