Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Good morning, folks. Jesse James is going to rehab, there will be a Hangover sequel, and Matt Damon is going to guest star on 30 Rock. Now, your morning constitutional:

The Obama administration will propose opening large swathes of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to natural gas and oil exploration and drilling. The price of oil has risen over the last year, mostly a result of investor activity. The New York Times, however, reports that oil prices are stable and are at a good place for the world economy.

The Serbian Parliament passed a resolution condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, where more than 7,000 Bosnia Muslim men and boys were killed by Serb troops.

Insurance companies have decided to comply with the rules to be issued soon from the Department of Health and Human services defining the requirement for insurers to cover children with pre-existing conditions. Insurers had stated that they did not believe that the newly-passed health care reform law actually required them to cover such children. In other good health care-related news, the recent overhaul ends the practice of gender discrimination, meaning women can no longer be charged more than men.

One joint leads to deportation.

Are humans too stupid to prevent climate change? James Lovelock thinks so.

The Obama administration will pledge $1.15B over the next two years to help with Haiti\’s reconstruction efforts.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will announce today that she intends on staying in the Senate, despite an earlier pledge to resign her seat.

Finally, looks like chocolate may help control blood pressure and prevent strokes.

Days until Opening Day: Four (4)