"Volcker is the subject of a very quiet, closed-door battle right now, not just between us and Wall Street, but among the agencies as well," said Bart Naylor, who has lobbied regulators for consumer-rights coalition Americans for Financial Reform.
A network of Republican lawmakers and their rightwing corporate funders are battling behind closed doors to block minimum wage increases in cities across the US, in a step-by-step counter-attack that could cut back the incomes of millions of Americans despite an economic upswing.
Imagine this: while Bill and Hillary Clinton are barnstorming in runoff states against Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and other GOP 2016 prospects, Senate leaders will be wheeling and dealing behind closed doors while Congress battles over lame-duck legislation with the threat of another government shutdown looming large.
BRUSSELS is a city where most people fight their battles quietly, behind closed doors.
For the past eight months, there has been a furious battle raging behind closed doors at the White House, the C.I.A., and in Congress.
The legal battle at the closed trial of former officer, Edmond Pope, which began on Oct. 18 under protest from the United States, appears to turn on whether the technical reports at issue were classified.
Lukacs puts the epic Churchill/Halifax battle, fought behind closed doors in the War Cabinet, into the context of the rapidly deteriorating military situation in France: Before the Dunkirk evacuation, Churchill and most others thought that only a small part of the British army could be saved from annihilation and from the evolving mood of the British people.
By 12 March, the section between Wadhurst and Robertsbridge had reopened, but it was stated that the line between Robertsbridge and Battle would remain closed "until further notice".
With the populations of both Democrats and Republicans shrinking and the rise of the Fed-Up-Opted-Out Electorate, it would seem that if Sanders can battle even in closed primary states and caucus states, he can run the table in the open primary states.
Already, more Android devices ship than Apple ones.This year will see a gory battle between open and closed platforms, and between multi-purpose devices and specialised gaming gadgets.
