Morning Constitutional – 6 April 2010

Good morning, everybody. Butler only started one senior. Now, your morning constitutional:

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declared the UK general election will be on May 6, an election that may well lead to his ouster. The British National party sure is keeping it classy, that\’s for sure.

One hundred and fifteen Chinese coal miners were rescued Monday from a  mineshaft that flooded eight days before. The Chinese announced Tuesday that five of the remaining 38 were discovered dead Tuesday morning. In a West Virginia coal mine Monday, a massive explosion left 25 coal miners dead, while rescue workers Tuesday began drilling into the mine to find four miners who are believed to be trapped.

Magazine asks six white folks to write about how black people can\’t keep up.

\’Sweet Valley High,\’ the Great Retweening and Why Boys Won\’t Read. Seriously, this is a really interesting essay.

End of an era? The last sardine cannery in the U.S. is shutting down.

Newt Gingrich says it\’s time to get behind Michael Steele, following a series of sometimes-embarrassing setbacks at the RNC.

President Obama said Monday that he was taking steps to narrow the conditions under which the U.S. would use nuclear weapons.

Finally, Mattel is changing the rules of Scrabble to allow proper nouns.