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Good morning, everybody. Nomar\’s retiring as a Red Sox, Lindsay Lohan is suing, and De Niro\’s going to play Vince Lombardi. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: Teen star Corey Haim died of an apparent overdose in Los Angeles last night. An Associated Press-GfK poll shows the President is still more popular than Congress. In Wichita, a man paid a crack dealer with Monopoly money. Unsurprisingly, the dealer wasn\’t happy about it. The arrest of a Pennsylvania woman in October for trying to recruit Islamic terrorists on sites like YouTube raises questions about homegrown terrorism. Bike directions have...

Good morning, everybody. Betty White\’s going to host SNL, T.I. drops a new single, and Sean Penn might hope you die screaming of rectal cancer. Now, on to your morning constitutional: In California, Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn, arrested for drunk driving this weekend after leaving a gay nightclub, admitted Monday that he is, in fact, gay. The Christian Science Monitor asks where gay Republicans fit among conservatives. Elizabeth Green, in The New York Times Magazine, asks what makes a good teacher. Despite a Texas Republican primary last week that drew the most GOP voters in at...

Good morning, everybody. The Dude was the best actor, Annie was the best actress, and The Hurt Locker was the best picture. Now, please enjoy your morning constitutional: Iraqis voted in large numbers Sunday, according to the New York Times, despite mortar and rocket attacks, a hopeful sign that the insurgency\’s strategy is wearing thin and obsolete. President Obama is expected to announce his choice of retired Army Gen. Robert Harding to lead the Transportation Security Administration today, according to the AP. Harding served in the Army for 33 years, and had been the top human intelligence officer...