Academic

Redo, Redux?

By Gordon Smith, Christine, Hurt, Vic Fleischer, Fred Tung, Lisa Fairfax, David Zaring

After a redo of the president's inaugural oath, now comes news that the Senate will be redoing Mary Schapiro's confirmation to be the SEC chair:

Since Chris Cox resigned on inauguration day, it means that, for now, Elisse Walter is the acting head of the SEC - and I suppose that raises the question whether Schapiro, when re-confirmed, will still break ground as the first woman head of the agency.

Full post as published by Conglomerate on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).