by Laura Conaway

My goodness, we're back and the news is all still here. I'll keep this short. Drop more news/blog links in the comments, please.

Cancel that bet: Kuwait punts joint venture with Dow Chemical, citing the financial crisis.

The Washington Post opens a three-part series on the crash. Up first, a look at the drive to master risk: The Beautiful Machine.

Fun you can use: Skateboarders in California take to pools of foreclosed homes.

NPR's Mike Pesca was just talking about this very conundrum, now in Paul Krugman's column — federal government goes to stimulus spending as states cut back.