It would be going too far to say Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) is a shoe-in to vote for the Democrats’ financial regulatory reform bill. But after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner this afternoon, she sounded much more optimistic about the prospects for a swift bipartisan vote on a slightly modified package than she did last week–and that’s even if she’s the only Republican who ends up voting with the Democrats.
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