Morning links from Radley Balko's The Agitator:
• Washington's $5 Trillion Tab. "We're now quickly approaching 50 percent of the annual U.S. gross domestic product."
• Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for Piece of Bailout Pie. "Then there is the National Marine Manufacturers Association, which is asking whether boat financing companies might be eligible for aid to ensure that dealers have access to credit to stock their showrooms with boats — costs have gone up as the credit markets have calcified."
• Flickr set of NYC in the 1930s. "Was there a better time for style than the art deco era?"
• Color photos of World War I.
• Court Rules Against White House in Missing E-Mails Case. "Judge Henry H. Kennedy, a Clinton appointee, rejected the Bush administration's claim that federal courts lacked the authority to require the White House to recover the e-mails."
• Watch the clock in this time lapse video of a dog who really knows how to enjoy life.
• Mobile treadmill. "The proud creators of SpeedFit are now looking for investors."
