Commentators have marveled at his mischaracterization of the gold standard and his defensiveness at the suggestion that loose Fed monetary policy of the early and mid-2000s played a role in causing the housing bubble and thus the Great Recession.

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Interestingly, the Backbench Business Committee is going to hold a debate - on December 5th - on the suggestion that future breaches of the protocol requiring policy announcements to be made to the House should result in punishment being meted out by Mr Speaker or, in more serious cases, by the Standards and Privileges Committee.

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This week Biden revealed that a number of groups have encouraged one policy suggestion: universal background checks for all gun buyers, including those who purchase through private sales.

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So it seems to show how determined this White House really is right now to fend off criticism, fend off any criticism of their Iraq War policy, any suggestion that they misled the country.

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On foreign policy, Mr Khatami is careful to avoid any suggestion of change.

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Hood rejected that suggestion, saying health care professionals instituted the policy to reduce the number of cocaine-addicted expectant mothers.

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Another suggestion has been that the vouchers scheme could be broadened into a policy of allowing greater choice within state-sector schools, which could draw support from some Democrats.

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