Some links to kick off your Thursday:
* Congress is holding another hearing on the supposed dangers of sovereign wealth funds.
* VCs may support Obama, but he lost Silicon Valley. On the upside, he did get San Francisco…
* Will the BBC partner with private equity firms?
* The Northern Rock “rescue” plan could result in up to 2,400 job cuts.
* Sign of the Recession, Part 98: A Christie’s art auction went 24% unsold.
* Apparently there are PR league tables. Here’s the sneak peak.