Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 27 May 2010

Good morning, folks. Conan’s writers are getting their own comedy special on TBS in June. Now, your morning constitutional:

“Top Kill” method effective at stopping the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, says Coast Guard admiral.

A bomb disguised as a pack of juice exploded in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, killing seven and injuring at least 40.

Despite recently being called out for saying he served in Vietnam when he didn’t, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is still popular in Connecticut and leads former wrestling executive Linda McMahon in the race for the Senate by a 56 percent to 31 percent margin in a new poll.

Republicans in Congress argue that the U.S. cannot afford to care for 9/11 first responders.

Can Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid get his preferred opponent in the upcoming election?

The Spanish government cut its budget Thursday by €15 billion for this year and next—passed by a single vote.

Hungary on Wednesday passed a controversial new law that grants citizenship, on a case-by-case basis, to anyone with Hungarian descent.

“Haunted” house for sale.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor supports Kagan’s nomination for the bench.

House Democratic leaders call on committee heads to find duplicate and wasteful programs to cut from budget.

McCain campaign calls J.D. Hayworth dumb. Hayworth campaign responds by misspelling McCain’s name.

New survey: Vienna the city with the highest quality of life; Bahgdad dead last.

E.J. Dionne: When oil rigs explode, everybody’s a socialist.

Apple passes Microsoft as the world’s most valuable tech company.

Finally, a dinosaur park is giving away a giant brontosaurus model. Free dinosaur.