What Do Prince and H.R. 1586 Have in Common?

Give up?

Both have adopted highly unconventional names in their lifetimes. In Prince's case, it was the adoption of a symbol to protest Warner Brothers' artistic and financial control of his output.

Following suit, H.R. 1586 has adopted the name, the "______Act of____," apparently because of the haste with which the Senate wanted to pass the bill last week.

The Senate's substitute amendment on this $26 billion spending bill had a placeholder bill name, and it could not take time to replace the ...