Morning Constitutional – Friday, 10 September 2010

Good morning, everybody. Lou Reed made Susan Boyle cry. Now, your morning constitutional:

In San Bruno, California, a natural gas line ruptured, causing a massive fire that has so far killed six and engulfed at least 53 homes and sent fireballs shooting through the air.

The fire raging west of Boulder, Colorado, continues to burn, and officials are concerned that high winds may push the fire toward the city.

U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has ruled that the military\’s ban on openly gay service members from serving in the arms forces is unconstitutional.

Afghan protests against the planned Koran burning in Florida by a Pentecostal minister has turned violent. The minister is reconsidering the plans after meeting with the imam behind the planned Islamic community center in Manhattan.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns that parliamentary democracy in Russia would be a catastrophe.

Erika Steinbach, a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says she will resign after suggesting that Poland may have been as equally responsible as Hitler for the outbreak of World War II.

Why this campaign is likely to get nasty soon.

President Obama has chosen Austen Goolsbee to succeed Christina Romer as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.

Everything you wanted to know about national infrastructure banks.

Irrigation could be masking the effects of climate change.

Ted Koppel: \”Nine years after 9/11, let\’s stop fulfilling bin Laden\’s goals.\”

The real \”Stuff White People Like.\”

The firmness of your handshake could determine how long you will live.

Finally, scientists find that flamboyant male dancing attracts women best.