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Two months ago, Emma Roller and I wrote about the possibly historic Assembly of the States in Mount Vernon. Momentum had been building oh-so-slowly on the right for a new, state-led constitutional convention, which could pass amendments far quicker than the Congress could. (And no one sees a scenario, any time soon, where there'll be 67 conservative votes in the Senate to pass amendments.) The reaction: Largely just a lot of doubt that this would come to anything.

TULSA, Okla. - An Oklahoma senator known for targeting what he considers to be inappropriate federal spending is now turning his sights on government mascots. SNIP Coburn's subcommittee staff has sent out a questionnaire to every federal agency asking them to compile information on mascots. "It is not about going after a particular mascot," the Oklahoma Republican said. "It is about the money." Coburn said he is trying to get a handle on exactly how much the federal government spends each year on mascots and the Web sites that support them. "On average, it looks like there's (up to) $4...