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We start with Rhino in center ring. He said Vince McMahon came knocking on his door asking for him to come back. He said he told Vince to kiss his ass. Rhino said McMahon wanted to start up ECW again. “How can you start up ECW when you don’t have their last ever TV Champion and their last World Heavyweight Champion on the roster?” he asked.

Washington Post: As Congress opened hearings yesterday on the treatment of terrorism detainees, the Bush administration’s view was neatly summarized by Steven Bradbury, the Justice Department lawyer serving as lead witness. "The president," Bradbury said, "is always right." [Bandelier]

The Boston Celtics have agreed to terms with forward Paul Pierce on a three-year contract extension worth almost $60 million, pending league approval.

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CNN: Lay’s stepson David Herrold told the nearly full First United Methodist Church that Lay was wrongly convicted, and he was angry about the portrayals of his stepfather in the media. [Bandelier]

I’ve been wondering why the Wilsons chose today to file their civil lawsuit against Cheney, Libby, Rove et. al. (Background here.)

I figure it has to do with the statute of limitations. July 14, 2003 was when Bob Novak’s column outing Valerie Plame was published. So, there must be a three year statute of limitations lurking somewhere.

It’s not that easy to determine. The lawsuit is a Bivens federal civil rights lawsuit. Bivens is a judicially created remedy that does not have its own statute of limitations. Usually, Bivens actions borrow the limitations statute in the state where the action arose. And, while state law establishes the statute of limitations, federal law determines when the federal Bivens claims accrued.

Under federal law, the statute of limitations on a Bivens claim “begins to run when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the existence and cause of the injury which is the basis of his action.” This would seem to be the date Novak’s column was published.

Some of the Wilsons’ claims allege a violation of their 5th Amendment due process rights. The Supreme Court has recognized the due process clause and its equal protection component as being valid for Bivens claims.