Insert sentence worth of jokes here. • Iran claimed progress on the road to nuclear fuel production, which incidentally is perfectly consistent with nuclear power production and not necessarily weapons. • Great investigation from Lee Fang at Republic Report showing that the drone industry is banking on continued global conflict to drive their profits. The [...]

Happy Buy-Chocolate-and-Flowers-and-a-Card Day, supporting the chocolate, flowers and card industries. • John Boehner is forced to split up the House surface transportation bill into three separate bills, to overcome far-right oppposition. What a clown show it is over there. • The federal government recovered $4.1 billion in health care fraud last year. On the flip [...]

Had some things to take care of this afternoon, so here’s an early roundup. • Alison Frankel says investors shouldn’t worry that they’ll get shut out of the decision-making process in principal reductions mandated by the foreclosure fraud settlement. I’ve heard the same thing from AG offices. I suspect that at least some of the [...]

2.12.12. Here’s a binary code roundup. (in the sense that there are only two numbers in the date, I recognize it’s not a true binary code date like 10.11.11 or 1.10.01) • Good commentary on the foreclosure fraud settlement from Michael Hiltzik, Gretchen Morgenson and former US Rep. Patrick Murphy. Meanwhile, it’s day four since [...]

As they say, more later.

OK, I need a little time to process things. And there are a number of issues where I have to catch up. So I’m signing off for now. More tomorrow.

A few things just broke here, but I think I’ll save fuller remarks for tomorrow. • I can’t verify this, and I’ve seen anonymous sources get this wrong before, but American Banker says that California and New York will soon join the foreclosure fraud settlement. Arizona’s probably joining too, but I have an easier time [...]

There was supposed to be a press call from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at 6pm ET, but ten minutes prior, his office abruptly announced it was “postponed indefinitely.” Wow. So I’ll leave you with this: • After a deal on interim maps in Texas was announced yesterday, in part due to public outcry [...]

Going to have to play catch-up later. Link-populate at will.

Let’s clean out my link storage facility. Good Super Bowl, by the way: • So Senate Republicans, and not even all of them, will write a letter and join any challenge of the recess appointments made by the President early this year. There has to be a lawsuit as a vehicle for that amicus brief, [...]

Sorry for the light posting today, got stuck in the storm trying to get out of Punxsutawney, had to go back to the hotel. It’s cool, though, Ned Reyerson is going to sell me some insurance, there’s the silent auction at the big dance, and I’m sure I’ll be able to go home tomorrow… The [...]