The Judgement We Face

Judgement is a summary court in perpetual session,Prime Minister Brown continued.More and more children are being lured to expensively funded madrases,where they are taught to hate us.Our values tell us we cannot be fully comfortable while others go without comfort.When the strong help the weak,it makes us all stronger.These recent events have forced us all to think anew.Let us,for the future,build tomorrow today,the Prime Minister concluded.He received a standing ovation from Congress,and was personally thanked by Representative Patrick Kennedy(D-Rhode Island).Mr.Brown is a parson's son who rose to political leadership in a dramatically troubled era.

Confirmation Hearing:More About Mary Schapiro

Senator Jack Reed(D-Rhode Island)praised Mary Schapiro,Chairman-designate of the Securities and Exchange Commission,at her confirmation hearing last week,expressing his complete confidence in her.For his part,Senator Charles Schumer(D-New York) said he was deeply impressed by the depth of Ms.Schapiro's experience and knowledge.Ms.Schapiro smiled readily at the senators.Her husband and two daughters,Anna and Molly,sat behind her at the hearing.Dressed in blue with a gold lapel pin,she said she grew up in New York,a short train ride from Manhattan,the daughter of a printer and a librarian.