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Thursday Afternoon News and Open Thread

By Jeralyn

Here's the latest:

• Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will be indicted later this afternoon.
• The House passed the tobacco regulation bill.
• The Dow surges and stocks are up.
• Vicente Carrillo Leyva, another suspected Mexican drug lord, has been arrested -- while exercising at a park.

  The announcement came as U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano were preparing to meet outside Mexico City this afternoon with top Mexican security officials to discuss how to staunch southbound smuggling of weapons to drug cartels from the United States.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 02, 2009 (boomark / email).