host: kara scannell? guest: i think it will be very interesting if one of the people that the sec sued will actually show up. he is the one person who is charged. he basically handled both sides of the deal. he is apparently -- he had agreed to testify before the charges were filed. the big question, will he testify, or will he pull out at the last minute? host: last question. yesterday the agriculture committee reported derivatives regulation with the vote of one republican senator, chuck grassley. kara scannell, what does this do for forward movement of the financial regulation process? guest: there's still a long way to go. have to reconcile it with the bill that dodd has. they will have to meet somewhere halfway. even grassley said it by no way guaranteed that he would vote overall for the financial regulation reform bill. host: louise story, what does the debate in washington look like with the advantage of your distance? guest: they're discussing things people in new york for talking about years ago

host: kara scannell? guest: i think it will be very interesting if one of the people that the sec sued will actually show up. he is the one person who is charged. he basically handled both sides of the deal. he is apparently -- he had agreed to testify before the charges were filed. the big question, will he testify, or will he pull out at the last minute? host: last question. yesterday the agriculture committee reported derivatives regulation with the vote of one republican senator, chuck grassley. kara scannell, what does this do for forward movement of the financial regulation process? guest: there's still a long way to go. have to reconcile it with the bill that dodd has. they will have to meet somewhere halfway. even grassley said it by no way guaranteed that he would vote overall for the financial regulation reform bill. host: louise story, what does the debate in washington look like with the advantage of your distance? guest: they're discussing things people in new york for talking about years ago

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