Snowpocalypse: As the Washington area braces for a major snowstorm, The Washington Post reports that state and local governments are already millions of dollars over what they had budgeted for snow removal this winter.
9/11 First Responders: Settlement negotiations are underway in the nearly 10,000 lawsuits asking for damages for respiratory and other ailments allegedly incurred in the first response and massive cleanup after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the New York Law Journal reports via Law.com.
Lobbying on Loans: The New York Times reports on the lobbying efforts surrounding a proposed overhaul of the nation's student loan business. Among those lobbying on behalf of private lenders who oppose a White House plan: Jamie Gorelick of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr.
Graft in China: Keying off the trial of a Chongqing judge with ties to gangsters, The Wall Street Journal reports on corruption in China's judicial system and the threat it poses to public confidence in the rule of law.
Same Accusations, Different Name: Federal prosecutors Thursday revised their indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.), with an eye toward avoiding problems related to the "honest-services" fraud statute, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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