Below are some articles that I have read over the weekend and the past few days.  I wanted to make sure I shared them with you as I think you might find them as interesting as I did.
Political Stuff:

Analysis: Why everyone is saying no to Obama
U.S. regulator to unveil open Internet plan

Economic Stuff:

HSBC bids farewell [...]

Interesting Stuff:
I was introduced to TED talks a few years ago.  Every now and again I remember to go and check them out as they are truly awesome talks that are very interesting and sometimes very inspiring. 
I came across the talk below yesterday and had never heard of Juan Enriquez.  I started to watch this [...]

Political Stuff:
“You Lie!”
Everyone is buzzing about Obama’s speech, specifically the part where congressman Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shoutted out “You Lie!” in the middle of Obama’s speach.  Now I’m no fan of Obama because he got up there and promised a lot.  However, just how many campaign promises has he not kept and lied about [...]

Below are a few things I tagged while reading that I wanted to share.
Techie Stuff:
Check your unread Gmail from the command line
For all you techies out there this is for you!
Understanding Stuff:
Why It’s Called Pi
I’m very grateful that someone finally took the time to have a visual representation of how PIE got it’s name. [...]