* Another PE pro enters politics: Kip Kirkpatrick, co-founder of Water Street Healthcare Partners, is running for Illinois State Treasurer.
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares climb, the Nikkei dips and Chinese shares lose 0.2%.
* Barry Ritholtz: Why does UBS still employ Phil Graham?
* Joe Nocera to Madoff victims: Get over it.
* Om Malik: What went wrong with Joost, the (heavily) VC-backed online video company that is cutting up to 90% of its workforce.
* Wicks Group shuts down hip-hop magazine Vibe.
* Tadas Viskanta: Do correlations matter when the world is on fire?
* Matt Taibii responds to Goldman Sachs, after Goldman Sachs responded to Matt Taibbi.
* Q2 data on VC-backed M&A and IPOs below. You also can download it by clicking here.Â