turned politician, netted $2400 more than watson. maybe he can figure out the budget issues. now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12058, after falling 168 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 20, the nasdaq sank 44. taking a look at overseas trading, in toyko, the nikkei tumbled 261 points and in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 347. fears that middle east unrest could undermine the economic recovery rattled markets again yesterday, oil uncertainty resurfaced after renewed counterattack business pro government forces in libbia while reports iran was cracking down on anti-government protesters added to investors' fears. oil shot up more than $2, to settle just under $100 a barrel. and investors shrugged off fed chair, ben bernanke's, testimony before a senate banking committee that higher prices could impact the recovery. but only temporarily. as for february, new data