Some of the more interesting and important items for August 5th :

• Romer to Resign as Obama Adviser – Another one bites the dust
• Larry Ellison, George Lucas Join Billionaires in Following Buffett-Gates Charity Pledge – WSJ.com – Great !
• Sales of Pickup Trucks Rebound – NYTimes.com – Small biz picking up?
• Goldman plans to spin off prop trading: report – Nice fellas!
• Rimm’s New Tablet – Research in Motion has been rumored to release a tablet computer to rival Apple's iPad in November