Warren Buffett Now Applying For Subprime Credit Cards
So ha ha, funny story: this English anti-terror muckety muck accidentally allowed himself to be photographed getting out of a car while holding a top-secret file, and so British police had to carry out a bunch of raids earlier than they'd planned due to old doofus revealing their plans to the press. [ BBC News ]
Nearly a dozen states are mulling a major increase in sales or income taxes due to the "no money anywhere" problem. [ Wall Street Journal ]
Virginia's (Democratic) governor wants federal stimulus money, but its (Republican) House does not. [ Fox News ]
Moody's, the credit rating service that two years ago would have assigned a triple-A rating to a crack addict with 35 cents and a half-eaten tube of Chapstick in their pocket, has now downgraded Berkshire Hathaway's formerly sterling credit rating. [ New York Times ]
The American crew of a hijacked ship off the coast of Africa regained control of the vessel, but Somali pirates took the captain hostage and haven't given him up, yet. [ BBC News ]
A mythical substance known as "brown fat" might be able to keep you from becoming obese, if you don't mind hanging out in a 61-degree room for the rest of your life. [ Washington Post ]