November 6, 2008, Thursday

State—Iowa (IA)

Industries: Food processing, machinery, electronics, printing, and publishing

Agriculture: Corn, hogs, soybeans, oats, cattle, dairy

Fact: The red delicious apple (originally called the Hawkeye apple) was developed in East Peru, IA, in 1895.

News

1.)   President-elect Obama now receives top-secret briefs.

2.)   Rob Emmanuel has been offered the job of Obama’s Chief of Staff.

3.)   European banks are cutting interest to avoid a recession.

4.)   Most retailers lost money in October–but not Wall Mart.

5.)   Thirteen Taliban fighters were killed an Afghanistan.

6.)   Three were killed by a blast in Pakistan

AZ

1.)   Governor Napalitano has been named to Obama’s transition team.

2.)   If Napalitano goes to D.C., Sec. of State Jan Brewer will become the governor.

3.)   Bob Burns has been selected as President of the AZ Senate.

4.)   A Mexican woman has been sentenced to 15 months for smuggling a child.