• Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute.
• Frontline correspondent Martin Smith.

• Sick of rush hour?! How about user fee highways?
• Has Afghanistan become "Obama's War?"
• Columbus Day.
• How has private equity destroyed the American dream?

• Crosstown Traffic, Jimi Hendrix.
• Crazy, Gnarls Barkley.
• The Ballad Of Gilligan's Isle, The Remotes.
• War, Edwin Starr.
• Jai Ho, A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack. (video)
• World Hold On, Bob Sinclar (video).
• Suddenly I See, KT Tunstall.
• Piggies, George Harrison, Beatles (video).
• Right Here Right Now, Jesus Jones.
• You can leave your hat on, Randy Newman.
• Democracy, Leonard Cohen.

"Until we can move a ton of goods using no fuel, we've got the next best thing. CSX trains can move a ton of goods 423 miles on one gallon of fuel. CSX: how tomorrow moves."

"Blackstone, the world’s largest buy-out firm, is planning to list up to eight companies it owns and sell at least five others, marking a reversal of its pessimistic view of the global economy and financial markets.

Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone’s founder, told investors in a letter sent on Friday: “We see the world changing once again. At least for private equity, the worst is behind the industry.” "