MF/News: RIGHT NOW: GEICO voice actor fired after insulting tea parties; EZRA KLEIN: Congress's bipartisan regard for Wall Street money

1) Senate committee approves derivatives oversight bill
"Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday swiftly approved a bill that would establish oversight of the vast financial derivatives market, putting in place one of the key remaining pieces in a wide-ranging package of new financial regulations currently headed to the Senate floor."
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2) Bill Halter to challenge Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas
"The Obama administration had in place 64.4 percent of its Senate-confirmed agency positions after one year, lagging behind all four previous administrations in percentage terms, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress (which wisely used data from The Post's nomination tracking project Head Count)."
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3) RIGHT NOW: GEICO voice actor fired after insulting tea parties
"Sometimes you have a headline that makes the rest of the story superfluous."
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4) EZRA KLEIN: Congress's bipartisan regard for Wall Street money
"John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager at the center of the Goldman fraud case, is a model of bipartisanship. Not too long ago, he organized a fundraiser for the Republican National Committee. Then he organized one for Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democrat who's probably most involved in planning and funding the party's senatorial races. "John Paulson supports a variety of candidates in both political parties," explained a spokesman."
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5) 44: Massa investigation opened by House ethics committee
"Andy Rooney, the famed "60 Minutes" curmudgeon/essayist/closer, added his voice to the confusion and criticism of the 2010 Census."

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