Morning Constitutional – Monday, 5 April 2010

Good morning, everybody. Tiger\’s back, Erin\’s going to dance, and Erykah\’s getting fined for getting naked. Now, your morning constitutional:

Two are dead in Mexico after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Baja California yesterday.

The space shuttle Discovery successfully took off this morning, en route to the space station Destiny carrying a crew of seven and ten tons of supplies and equipment.

On Opening Night, the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Yankees to win 9-7. Former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez threw the ceremonial first pitch. Throwing the ceremonial first pitch for Opening Day today for the Washington Nationals will be none other than the President of the United States.

After 16 years as television\’s busiest lieutenant, S. Epatha Merkerson is leaving Law and Order at the end of the season.

Justice John Paul Stevens considers retiring from the court this year, with a decision to come soon. In an interview with the New York Times, he contemplates his career.

There were no incidents or arrest as about two dozen women marched topless in Portland, Maine to protest what they see is a double standard on male and female nudity.

The U.S. Treasury has delayed making a determination on whether China is manipulating its currency, which would give China time to strengthen the yuan. Michael Pettis has an interesting analysis.

Why do women leave engineering?

The problem with moving cars to alternative energy sources is that people are keeping their cars around longer now than ever.

For the first time since the 19th century, native-born residents are now in the majority in California, a drastic demographic shift.

The Economist with a special report on the American economy and its shift from consumption to production.

Is the tea party brewing a revolution?

Apparently, people tend to think it takes longer to travel North than South, and we overestimate how long it will take to walk someplace, but underestimate how long it will take to drive.

A Florida doctor has posted a sign on his office door urging Obama supporters to look elsewhere for health care: \”If you voted for Obama…seek urologic care elsewhere. Changes to your healthcare begin right now, not in four years.\”

Finally, three firetrucks were dispatched to Tony Blair\’s Buckinghamshire home because of burned breakfast.