>>The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its biggest one-day drop in five years today, coming on the heels of today’s other big news about an attempt on Vice President Cheney’s life by a Taliban suicide in Afghanistan. The sell-off began in Asia overnight and continued across Europe, when two exchanges in Shanghai that track the Chinese stock markets both fell nearly 9 percent — that largest drop in a decade. [WaPo] >> As if…

No, DCist hasn’t forgotten that it is Valentine’s Day. But the controversial nature of the day just makes us feel like tiptoeing around the holiday. On Feb. 14 you are either a “have” or a “have not,” no matter how much spin you want to put on it — Yes, we know that mom is always your valentine. Some of you are panicking because you are procrastinators. Some of you are wallowing in self-pity. And…