Today's News Oct 23

The news keeps on coming.  Here are the highlights as we head into the weekend.........

- the funny little man named Lincoln Chafee drops bid for the White House

- another agency (Moody's) downgrades Illinois credit rating

- RELATED NEWS:  Illinois budget mess spurs biggest pension fund withdrawal ever

- Justice Department not going to charge former IRS official Lois Lerner

- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dropping a third of his personal stake into an employee equity pool

- China's Central Bank cuts rates

- ending speculation and uncertainty, Paul Ryan decides that he will run for Speaker of the House

- Patricia rams, slams, and damns Mexico

- Texas under flood warning..... some areas may see 15 inches of rain

- Don Mattingly parts ways with Dodgers

- Royals head back to World Series to face-off (and hopefully beat) the Mets

- Facebook stock hits all-time high

- huge drug tunnel found under the U.S. border with Mexico

- New Jersey Senate overrides Governor Christie's veto of gun control bill

- Federal authorities have 900 active investigations on suspected ISIS operatives residing in the U.S.

It is clear.  

They are here.

Just 1 of those 900 could do irreparable harm to the safety, security, and dynamics of our nation.

Uggh.

Out for now........

Matt