1. EPA:
Lots of talk about Gregoire as rumor mill churns on administrator opening
Put the name of Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire on top of the list of potential nominees to run U.S. EPA in President Obama's second term. That's the talk these days among EPA watchers in Washington, D.C. Gregoire, a Democrat whose second term ends this month, had been rumored to be under consideration for several administration positions, including the Department of Energy, but until Friday wasn't believed to be in the running for EPA chief.