Kenneth Bentsen named acting president and chief executive
The fiscal-cliff denoument was not pretty. But it may have laid the foundation for broader tax reform in 2013.
Urge Commission to speed up regulation that will ease regs on Reg D offerings.
House speaker takes big political risk mustering enough cliff votes; market surges
Advisers taking Washington's inaction in stride.
The Senate worked all weekend on proposals to avert the so-called fiscal cliff only to come closer than ever to the precipice by Sunday night. The mad dash to the edge undermines what is known as "regular order," or the Schoolhouse-Rock image of Congress.
All the doomsday predictions proved wrong, as the House late Tuesday evening overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure that will resolve the fiscal cliff.
Republican McConnell senses lack of urgency; Reid says to 'hang loose'.
If John Boehner makes small concessions to seal a last-minute deal with Democrats, it could cement his political legacy. It could also cost him his job as House speaker.
