Morning Constitutional – 26 April 2010

Good morning, everybody. Lindsay\’s been dropped from an upcoming movie because she isn\’t \”bankable.\” The Washington Nationals for the first time since 2005 have an over-.500 record, while the Boston Red Sox are way below that mark. Now, your morning constitutional:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scheduled a vote on financial reform Monday afternoon; Republicans want to wait.

Amid complaints of corruption, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has been declared the winner of Sudan\’s first multi-party election in 24 years. Al-Bashir also faces charges in the International Criminal for war crimes in Darfur.

Austrian President Heinz Fischer, a Social Democrat, easily won reelection Sunday, while right-wing parties showed worse-than-expected results. Meanwhile, in Hungary, the center-right Fidesz party secured a two-thirds majority in parliament, ousting the governing Socialist Party.

South African President Jacob Zuma—who has drawn criticism for having three wives, knowingly having sex with an HIV-positive woman and thinking he could protect himself by showering, and being accused of raping an HIV activist—has launched a public health campaign by announcing that he is HIV-negative.

In Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of late former President Lech Kaczynski, announces his candidacy for president.

President Obama\’s mid-term strategy: Appeal to those who voted for the first time in 2008.

A suicide bomber attached British envoy in Yemen Monday. The bomber was the only casualty.

Jumping into immigration reform could help and hurt Democrats\’ election prospects.

In Ringwood, Hampshire U.K., police are investigating circumstances that led to a dog injuring its nose.

Labour might be in bigger trouble than expected in the upcoming U.K. election. Also, is a Lib Dem-Tory deal possible?

Utah Senator Bob Bennett has trouble at home.

House Democrats having trouble juggling messages of tax cuts and deficit reduction.

Arizona\’s new immigration law, signed into effect Friday, presents a large number of problems, not the least of which is: What does an illegal immigrant look like?

Why it is wrong and possibly dangerous to believe that all religions are just varied paths to the same truth.

Republicans, who seem to get outraged whenever they\’re accused of supporting violence, adopt a 17th-century terrorist as their new hero.

Days are numbered for 3.5-inch floppy disks.

Contrary to the popular belief that he has worked on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary has worked in government all his life, and \”never had a real job.\”

Robots being used to help clean-up in oil spill caused by the explosion of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico,

Finally, researchers from Dartmouth Medical School find that teens who watch R-rated movies drink more.