Morning Constitutional – 8 April 2010

Good morning, everybody. If you lived in North Korea, you\’d be hearing all about how the Dear Leader\’s style is now in fashion worldwide because of his greatness. But, since you don\’t, here\’s your morning constitutional:

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a major nuclear arms pact this morning in Prague that will reduce the nuclear stockpiles in both countries. It still needs to be ratified by the U.S. Senate, where its future is uncertain, and the Russian Duma.

The opposition group in Kyrgyzstan responsible for the recent unrest has apparently taken power, dissolved parliament, and announced it will rule for six months.

Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell has amended his Confederate History proclamation to acknowledge the state\’s complicated history regarding slavery. McDonnell had been criticized widely because the original seven paragraph proclamation had no reference to slavery.

Loosening China\’s currency, which would allow it to rise in value, may deal another blow to the already battered euro.

The damage done to the lungs of firefighters and first responders who participated in rescue at the World Trade Center site looks to be long-term.

Senator Tom Coburn criticizes Fox News at a town hall, noting: \”So don\’t catch yourself being biased by FOX News that somebody is no good. The people in Washington are good. They just don\’t know what they don\’t know.\”

It\’s of no surprise how awesome Norm MacDonald is.

Conan O\’Brien embraces Internet; Internet embraces him back.

Finally, here are some photos.