News for Oct 28

What a newsy day -- big news in Washington, in Chicago, in Nepal..... plus a crazy situation with a balloon on the loose........

- RUNAWAY BLIMP ($180 MILLION dollar blimp!!) floats all over Pennsylvania

- Nepal elects first female president (because that's such a big deal, she gets her picture here on MattChat)

- Paul Ryan officially nominated to replace Boehner

- Chicago City Council approves $755 MILLION in new taxes;  that's like half a blimp

- Chicago City Council approves George Lucas museum

- Denny Hastert pleads guilty

- Obama speaks gingerly to International Association of Chiefs of Police (Tuesday)

- Hyatt may be buying Starwood Hotels

- Hillary OK with letting big banks fail

- House moves to impeach IRS Commish Koskinen

- Nepal elects first female president (because that's such a big deal, she gets mentioned twice on this post)

- Fed keeps rate at record low

- SABMiller and AB InBev extend negotiations for potential merger

- IBM wants to buy The Weather Channel

- NATO is weighing increasing troops in countries bordering Russia

- happy 50th birthday St. Louis Arch

50 years for the Arch.  Considered by most to be "THE" symbol of St. Lou.

And to think that without the overcoming of like a gazillion obstacles back in the early 60's, it wouldn't have even existed.

Wow.

Out for now.......

Matt