1. Eli Sanders at the Slog covers a protest outside a bank that senate hopeful Dino Rossi co-founded. The gist: Rossi's bank employs predatory practices and Rossi wants to repeal Wall Street Reform.

2. Speaking of people against Dino Rossi: Joel Connelly at Strange Bedfellows reports Sen. Patty Murray's first negative campaign ad of the season.

The Everett Herald has the vid.

3. The Wall Street Journal has a scoop about Microsoft: Redmond watered down online privacy protections in the latest version of explorer to please advertisers.

4. Steve Wilhelm and Greg Lamm at the Washington Business Journal report on Mayor McGinn's limp cred with Seattle Business leadership. Seattle business elite feel snubbed because McGinn shuns their counsel.