Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Good morning, everybody. Bret Michaels is out of the hospital. Now, your morning constitutional:

Yesterday\’s primary results: Neither Secretary of State Elaine Marshall nor former state Senator Cal Cunningham won the North Carolina Democratic nomination for Senate outright, forcing a run-off. Former Senator Dan Coats won the Republican nomination for Senate easily in Indiana. Lt. Governor Lee Fisher won the Democratic primary for Senate in Ohio.

Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American man arrested for the attempted Times Square bombing, admits role in bombing plot.

BP announced Wednesday morning that they have managed to shut off one of the three leaks on the damaged oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. However, yesterday, BP had little good news for Congress on Gulf oil spill. Also bad news, looks like the oil spill will make climate and energy legislation unlikely any time soon.

Three are dead trapped in a burning bank as riots erupt in Athens over the Greek government\’s proposed spending cuts. U.S. stocks fell sharply yesterday on fears over the Greek economic crisis.

Airports in Scotland and Ireland are closed again, as volcanic ash makes its way back.

The House of Representatives has not had a black Republican member since 2003; however, this year, 32 Republicans running for congress nationwide are black.

Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) is pushing an amendment to the financial reform package that would give the Government Accountability Office more authority to audit the Federal Reserve. The amendment has attracted such diverse support as super-conservative tea party-darling FreedomWorks, as well as Campaign for America\’s Future from the left.

The would-be Facebook refugee\’s dilemma.

Three of the top five Republican contenders for the presidency in 2012 get paid by Fox.

After the Virginia state seal cover-up, looking at other not-safe-for-work state seals. Do not look at these dirty, filthy state seals.

What happened to the American jobs machine?

The Monster Raving Loony Party: \”If you vote Green, you\’ve got a reason to do that. If you vote UKIP (UK Independence Party), you\’ve got a reason for doing that. If you vote BNP you\’ve got a reason to do that. But you don\’t need a reason to vote for the Loony Party.\”

Could this be the hoped-for health care bump?

Man City denies blocking Tottenham\’s bid for Craig Bellamy.

Finally, families in Millfield, U.K, are furious after the city council spent £70,000 on a \”deathtrap playground that looks like a cemetery.\” (Yeah, it\’s the Daily Mail—what of it?)