The Fed has never given loans to anyone other than a depository institution that is a bank until last month, except they did so in the Depression.

上个月，联邦政府已经开始限制贷款业务,除了银行以外的其他金融机构,休想再放出一分钱的贷款，也就是在萧条时政府才会这么做。

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The West Wing show aimed for reality, except that they often have to condense a 9 month process to 60 minutes.

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There were to be specials that would last one month, but not much else except for the occasional clearance rack.

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Similarly, if just two Republicans can threaten to kill a budget bill by talking it to death (as happened last month), then there is nothing Mr Hastert can do about that either, except to pull the bill from the floor of the House.

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