Tokyo’s top lobbyist in D.C. is going to miss ‘working at the epicenter of world power’ (The Hill) After three years as the Japanese government’s top lobbyist on Capitol Hill, Hitoshi Noda has some unlikely and perhaps undiplomatic advice for his successor as minister for congressional affairs at the Embassy of Japan. [News Source]

Dirt Cheap Dream Stocks (The Motley Fool) Who says value investing can't be glamorous? [News Source]

UPDATE Tyson Swings To 3Q Profit; Sales Up Across Board (Nasdaq) Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) said Monday it swung to a third-quarter profit on price increases and higher sales in all business segments, after a year-earlier loss caused by one-time charges and losses in the chicken and beef sectors. [News Source]

Red tape threatens organic gardener (Northwest Herald) WOODSTOCK – Mayo Underwood is keeping one nervous eye on the weather forecast, and the other on her empty bottle of fermented salmon head plant food. [News Source]

Humane Society of US again scaring people away from good diets? (AG Weekly) The Humane Society of the U.S. has, for years, been trying to frighten people away from consuming meat, milk and eggs -- but its recent testimony before a congressional committee reached a new low when the HSUS president, Wayne Pacelle, made the unsupported claim that pigs could be harboring the infamous and deadly British ‘mad cow” disease. [News Source]