Lunchtime Links

GOP complaints aside, there’s a long history of using reconciliation for health care.

We don’t want Professor Obama lecturing us at the health care summit, say Republicans.

The Obama administration requests more money for prisons.

The number of homeowners “underwater” grows, as many choose not to default.

Is Scott Brown friendly to the Democratic agenda?

Hispanics are underrepresented in high-level staff positions on Capitol Hill.

Americans say neither Democrats or Republicans are doing enough to cooperate with each other.

How Texas is becoming an ethics-free state in the court system.

Portland, Ore., now has one of the most diverse transportation systems in the world.