MONDAY’S MINI-REPORT…. Today’s edition of quick hits:
* The major indexes on Wall Street dropped a little lower today, and the Dow is now prepared to have its single biggest annual drop since 1931.
* The initial estimate on coal waste in central Tennessee was more than 360 million gallons of sludge. Now, it appears the total will be more than 1 billion gallons. The CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority today pledged to clean up the massive spill.
* The Obama transition office has re-opened its “Open for Questions” feature, and it seems more user-friendly now.
* The war in Iraq may not be over, but the major U.S. television networks have stopped sending full-time correspondents to cover the conflict.
* An upside to the economic crisis that only Tom Tancredo could love: fewer immigrants are trying to sneak into the country now than at any point in 30 years.
* Is the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy staking its claim as a legitimate progressive rival to the Federalist Society? It certainly looks like it.
* It’s not at all cool for Anderson Cooper to take not-so-subtle shots at Rachel Maddow.
* What did happen to Bernard Madoff’s money?
* Bernie Kerik just can’t stay out of trouble. Remember when Bush believed he was the best person in America to lead the Department of Homeland Security? Good times, good times.
Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.
