President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to international diplomacy. (Reuters)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate Finance Committee will vote on their health bill next Tuesday, then pass it along to the full Senate soon. (NYT)
Health industry giants like Karen Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, who appeared to back Obama’s goals this summer, are making an eleventh-hour-attack on the current bill’s aims. (WaPo)
Telephone records show that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has had extensive phone contact with key Wall Street players like Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, James Dimon of J.P. Morgan, Citigroup Chairman Richard Parsons and Laurence Fink of BlackRock. (WSJ)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still struggling and may require more bailout funds as the Federal Housing Administration teeters as well. (NYT)