Well, no wonder foreign policy is hard. I suppose I'd be pretty grouchy at the Bush administration too if I'd been a friendly nation that they tried to browbeat into supporting U.N. resolutions that were against my interests, and then "rejected, mocked, and even punished" me when I didn't. Don't we know that bullies never win?

An investigation of illegal crossover voting in the Ohio primary is underway, and there's more discussion of whether Rush Limbaugh's encouragement to Republicans to vote for Clinton was illegal:

While this all makes for great talk radio and sounds like fun, there is one catch: What Limbaugh encouraged Republican voters to do in Ohio was a fifth-degree felony in that state, punishable with a $2,500 fine and six to 12 months in jail. That is because in order to change party affiliation in Ohio, voters have to fill out a form swearing allegiance to that party's principles "under penalty of election falsification."

It is quite an interesting read if you're into things like election law.

Despite barreling towards an almost certain nomination for the entire month, John McCain somehow managed to raise less money in February than he did in January. And in case you were wondering about that whole FEC / matching public funds thing, he has surpassed that $54 million spending cap by a cool $4 million or so. I take this as a sign of his supreme confidence in his legal counsel.

A lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee claiming voter disenfranchisement over the barring of Florida's delegates was dismissed by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but questions — and further legal action — are likely to follow.

Some funs news for a Friday: Former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, the Democratic opponent to incumbent Republican Senator John Sununu, is way ahead in a new Rasmussen poll, up by eight and trending. Sununu's been in trouble for a while but maybe Shaheen's lead can start to crystallize over the next few months.

Now CNN and MSNBC are both saying that Hillary Clinton's passport files were also breached in 2007. Man, what is going on at the State Department?

Update: McCain's file was also improperly checked out. Again, is anyone watching the store over there?

We've heard the rumors for weeks, and today it will finally happen: New Mexico Governor and former presidential candidate Bill Richardson will endorse Barack Obama.

Apparently it is going to be a busy day - it came out last night that some State Department employees checked out Barack Obama's passport information without authorization; two got fired, one was punished somehow, and everyone made it out to be nothing more than "imprudent curiosity." However, when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about it with reporters just a few minutes ago, she did not so much downplay it as simple misguided snooping. I have no doubt this story will develop throughout the day.

Lawrence Lessig, everyone's favorite law professor (at least in my circle of friends) and CEO of Creative Commons, announced the launch of a new project this afternoon: Change Congress.

Another day, another Republican retirement. This retirement makes 22 and counting for this cycle.

New York Representative Tom Reynolds announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election, bringing a scandalized 10 year career in the House to an end.