Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom:
A judge rejected a claim yesterday that Vice President Cheney intended to illegally discard some of his official records that are required for national archiving. Which is why, I guess, he’ll be in a wheelchair at today’s inauguration ceremony. Hurt his back. Moving boxes. Of documents. To the dumpster. [Washington Post]
You heard it here first, folks. Former Sidley Austin summer associate Barack Obama will make history today as he’s sworn in as America’s first black president. [Reuters]
American investors have lost enough money to really get pissed off, so they’re turning to class-action lawsuits in record numbers. As if gang activity wasn’t taxing enough on the courts already. [Los Angeles Times]
Can a lawyer be a leading economist and bring resilience into a system that has collapsed and keeps on deteriorating? Good luck, Obama. [Business24|7]
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