Wednesday Morning Update
- Not that any non-farmers out there care, but former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will be your next Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack was running for president once, but he dropped out like two years ago after even that no-name Obama guy was raising more money than he was. (Des Moines Register)
- Bailout Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve (sounds like a punk rock band) have slashed interest rates to pratically zero. Woohoo, free money! (Market Watch)
- The impeachment of Gov. Blagojevich has hit a little snag. Specifically, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald wants to try Blago before the Illinois House does. (New York Times)
- While earlier supports suggested that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. might have been considering bribing Balgo to get the Senate seat, it turns out that Jackson has actually been narcing on Blago for years! After Jackson refused to contribute $25,000 to Blago’s campaign for governor, Blago stopped Mrs. Jackson from getting some cushy job and then was all like, “Now you see what $25,000 is worth, bitch.” Awesome. (Washington Post)
- Microsoft will issue an emergency patch for their premanently-broken web browser Internet Explorer today. Make sure to turn on Windows Update or some thirteen year old Chinese hacker will steal all your passwords. (ComputerWorld)
12/17/08 10:23 am | | Permalink | Tags: Ben Bernanke, Department of Agriculture, Federal Reserve, impeachment, Internet Explorer, Jesse Jackson Jr., Microsoft, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich, Tom Vilsack
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