(FORTUNE Small Business) – THE HEADLINES 1 Republicans Take Control of the Beltway

THE TAKE Estate tax? Gone. IRS? Your new best friend. OSHA? Toast. It's a new morning for entrepreneurs in America. This is a great country, ain't it?

[THE HEADLINES] 2 Housing Market Bubble?

[THE TAKE] The press missed the Internet bubble and that Enron execs were second-rate versions of Monty Hall. So what makes you think the fourth estate can get it right on this one?

[THE HEADLINES] 3 Christmas Sales Outlook

[THE TAKE] Yeah, consumer confidence is in the dumper. And everybody knows there's a real estate bubble. So what? That's why God created credit cards.

[THE HEADLINES] 4 Amazon.com Strikes Again

[THE TAKE] After trying his hand at books, music CDs, DVDs, and consumer electronics, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced he'll peddle clothes next. Will he ever run out of ways to lose money?

[THE HEADLINES] 5 The Martha Stewart Saga Continues

[THE TAKE] Attention, Kmart shoppers! The troubled discounter is downplaying Martha in its holiday ads. But, we assure you, the Scorecard has no such qualms.