Cold comfort to the newspaper industry in the US. But TPM Reader RC passes on this article that notes that print media in India is experiencing a boom of historic proportions. Once it is explained, this artifact of globalization isn’t that surprising — literacy is growing rapidly on the subcontinent, creating a mass market for magazines and newspapers, along with money to buy them. But infrastructure and wealth isn’t nearly as far along as in the US and Europe so Internet access isn’t nearly as widespread.
The White House and congressional leadership have reached a tentative deal to tide the Big 3 over until Obama gets sworn in.
It’s just little bits and pieces of evidence at the moment. But there are more and more signs that special prosecutor Nora Dannehy’s investigation may have former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in its sights.
Barack Obama lays out more of his economic recovery plan, focusing on investments in infrastructure, and promises to work with the incoming Congress as soon as it convenes in January. That and other political news in today’s Election Central Saturday Roundup.
Obama explains what the stimulus mega-bucks are going to be spent on …
Late Update: Here’s the run-down from the Times.
Obama to tap Shinseki as VA Secretary.
Shinseki, remember, was the Army Chief of Staff forced into early retirement by Bush and Rumsfeld for not lying to Congress about how many troops it would take to win the peace in Iraq.