The alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test is typically used to detect liver injury. It is often ordered in conjunction with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) as part of a liver panel or comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) to screen for and/or help diagnose liver disease.
25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis. Bill Clinton. President Clinton's tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of free-wheeling capitalism was the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, a cornerstone of Depression-era regulation.
A MoveOn.org Political Action ad plays the partisan blame game with the economic crisis, charging that John McCainâs friend and former economic adviser Phil Gramm âstripped safeguards that would have protected us.â The claim is bogus. Grammâs legislation had broad bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Clinton. Moreover, the bill had nothing to do with causing the crisis, and economists â not to mention President Clinton â praise it for having softened the crisis. A McCain-Palin ad, in turn, blames Democrats for the mess.