The debate is on! McCain says there’s been enough progress in financial talks – Washington will be safe without him for one night. Check out the Obama-on-McCain action with us tonight at Roots!
Progress?: Despite reaching a bailout agreement sort of maybe, analysts say the financial situation is still pretty grim
WaMu Wrangling: The feds seize WaMu and sell it off in chunks. Moist, tender chunks. This all makes international investors veeery nervous.
Meanwhile…: Russia ominously loans Venezuela $1 billion for weapons.
Indentured servitude in Portland: Police tell a very disturbing tale of the abuse of a developmentally disabled couple.
Censorship!: Bookstores fight a new state law that bans the sale of sexually explicit texts to minors.