"We have won a demi-victory today," said Dominque Rondu, after the hearing, noting that the judicial panel demanded more information to justify Belgian claims against his client, who remains imprisoned until the next hearing.
But Bruce Bennett, the lawyer for the Dodgers, said he was happy with the outcome of the hearing, noting the team was granted its choice of lender and avoided having to borrow money from the league.
Mr. Leahy, who kept an open laptop computer in front of him throughout the hearing, noted that millions of young voters are paying close attention to the debate on intellectual property and the need for certain safeguards.
Like Ms. Abramson, he was wary of the political nature of the hearing, noting that "It's three weeks before the election and it's a politicized thing, but if they had made significant news, we would have put it on the front".
The appeals of the industry leaders, made at a legislative hearing on the tax proposals, drew less than a standing ovation: Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell Jr., a powerful Manhattan Democrat who ran the hearing, noted that he had to "break my piggy bank" in order to buy a ticket recently for Lincoln Center Theater's hit revival of the musical "South Pacific".
Although regulators are bearing the brunt of Congressional criticism for the recent spate of compliance problems at banks, a number of speakers at the hearing noted that management is the first line of defense against money laundering and terrorist financing threats inside any financial institution.
Marty West, a Harvard education scholar who testified at the hearing, noted that less than half of standardized testing is federally mandated.
Clinton alluded to that possibility at the hearing, noting that "the man that has been arrested as one of the ringleaders of what happened in Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala, is reported to have said it was the video that motivated him".
First he openly lied about what happened at the hearing (note to Darrell: when stuff is on videotape, it's better not to be so blatant in your fabrications).
Terry Lukens, the guy who conducted the hearing, noted that not only did Erik put his students in danger, he was also acting as a poor role model: "It is highly likely that students observed his high level of intoxication, slurred speech, and watery eyes".
