Today's edition of quick hits:
* President Obama signed a new national service bill into law today, which, among other things, triples the size of AmeriCorps.
* Might prosecutors drop the charges against the AIPAC lobbyists?
* Apparently, a criminal investigation is underway covering illegal activities associated with the financial industry bailout program.
* Chrysler reportedly preferred more expensive financing from the private sector than a government loan that restricted executive compensation.
* Christopher Hill moves one step closer to becoming the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.
* Kathleen Sebelius moves one step closer to becoming Secretary of HHS.
* House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) will hold hearings on the Bush-era torture memos.
* On a related note, whether officials are comfortable with the word or not, torture is torture.
* Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) would like to see Jay Bybee resign from the judiciary. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Rep. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) also expressed concerns about Bybee staying on the bench.
* Under the circumstances, CNBC's Larry Kudlow looked even more foolish than usual comparing President Obama's handshake with Hugo Chavez to "Boyz N the Hood."
* I wonder why the right didn't throw a tantrum when George W. Bush shook hands with Uzbekistani President Islam Karimov.
* Know what's tiresome? Listening to wealthy financiers complain about people not liking them.
* Nonprofit groups would like see the White House make its anti-lobbying rule a little more forgiving.
* The conflict(s) between Little Green Footballs and some of its former allies is pretty interesting.
* It's really hard to believe Newt Gingrich has a degree in history.
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