Morning Wrap

Blagojevich Bingo: Tuesday's Blagojevich indictment, and the talkative prosecutors who made it happen, are providing reams of raw material for further investigation, such as identifying "Advisor B" and "Candidate 5." And then there's the wiretapped statement by the Illinois governor that he liked the idea of becoming Secretary of Energy because it's the Cabinet position "that makes the most money." Hmmm...

Car Talk: Congress is lumbering toward a final deal on bailing out the carmakers, with a vote in the House possible today. But some Republicans are still balking, making passage in the Senate uncertain.

Joe the Plumber Looks Back: It turns out that Joe the Plumber, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's eleventh-hour hero, was not that big a fan of McCain. A report in Politico states that Joe was dissing McCain on a conservative radio show Tuesday -- though he thought Barack Obama was worse.

Safavian, Round Two: We had a late-afternoon blog post  about the retrial of David Safavian, who was caught up in the Abramoff mess a few years back. Safavian's 2006 conviction was overturned, and the government is trying again.

Only Four Percent?: The Wachovia survey of law firms found that through the third quarter of 2008, equity partners at top law firms were bringing in four percent less revenue than a year ago, as reported by The American Lawyer via law.com.