Some of the stories and blogs in the news this week:
Freakonomics professor to join Obama staff
Lenin statue blows a hole (during an anti-capitalism attack)
A visual representation of how a bailout works (via Cafe Hayek)
U.S. plans key role in naming GM board (because corporate office bureaucracy wasn’t enough)
Russ Roberts breaks down President Obama’s auto bailout speech (economist vs. used car salesman)