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In West Wing: Grueling Schedules, Bleary Eyes — Michael D. Shear, Washington Post

Adrenaline-junkie behavior is rampant in the current occupant of the White House and his staff: “…Behind the scenes, it was even worse. The night before Obama announced the administration’s housing plan on Feb. 18 in Arizona, Sperling e-mailed the final documents at 3 a.m. and asked for comments. Five people responded immediately. Martin Moore-Ede, a former Harvard [...]

Deception at Core of Obama Plans — Charles Krauthammer, RealClearPolitics

Anger Is Crowds Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally — Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post

Can’t say that I blame them.

The 50 Richest Members of Congress — Roll Call

“Everything that you are about to read might be wrong. Roll Call’s annual attempt to rank the riches of Members of Congress is hampered by one fundamental flaw: It is based on the lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms, which are extraordinarily unreliable sources of information…”

Boxer Bullies Senate’s Birth Doc — Debra Saunders, RealClearPolitics

Babs Boxer is harassing one of the precious few non-lawyers in our supposedly representative government [Last time I checked, though, our society was not made up of 97% lawyers, thank God]. How is discouraging a doctor from delivering babies of poor families at no cost not the behavior of a de facto eugenicist?

Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times

This is a fun one. Check it out.

Geek Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Corporation — kdawson, Slashdot

Sorry, but no one is going to win, check out the delegate math — Thunder, Redstate

Behind Enemy Lines With a Suburban Counterterrorist — Jack Hitt, Wired Magazine

TaxProf Blog: One in Four Lawyers Want to Quit
— Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog

McCain Falls to Single Digits
California Yankee, RedState

Old girlfriends cast their vote for Thompson
Sarah Baxter, London Times

Commentary:It’s An Endorsement Of The First RankPejman Yousefzadeh, RedState

America’s Broken-Down Media — Ray Robison

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 2, Graph 2

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 2, Graph 4

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 3, Graph 1

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof [Modified by Amendment XVII], for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 3, Graph 2.2

The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies [...]

Making Telemarketers Pay… in Cash
Bob Sullivan, Red Tape Chronicles on MSNBC

George Washington and Religious Liberty — Dr. Gary S. Smith, GCC Center for Vision & Values

Police Chief Gave Traffic Ticket to Himself! — Neatorama