• “G” from “Rescue Ink” calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about his new National Geographic Channel show about tattooed bikers rescuing animals.
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• At his first remarks to the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama yesterday called on world leaders to work together to effect needed change, and left no doubt that he believes the danger posed by global warming is a real one. Obama was followed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who gave a rambling, 96-minute address.
• Leaders representing 85% of the world’s economic output are gathering in Pittsburgh, PA today and tomorrow. The G-20 will meet for two days to focus on the worldwide financial crisis, and plot how to avoid a repeat in the future.
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will announce an interim replacement today at 11am Eastern for the U.S. Senate seat left open by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
• A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, leading researchers to believe for the first time that a vaccine for HIV is possible.
