3-9-09

3-9-09—The Obama administration will use a summit next month to press for greater emergency spending, risking a rift with Europeans who want to focus on revamping financial rules. WSJ A1

--Even if [Bush lawyers] escape punishment at home, however, the lawyers could find themselves pursued in European countries that have laws allowing them to prosecute torture no matter where it occurred. NYT A13

--Florida is paying a Spanish led group to fix up and operate a toll road instead of doing the work itself—and other states [e.g., Texas, Virginia, Maryland, et.] are likely to follow. [Chicago and Indiana are bored, having already done it with the Skyway and the Tollroad] WSJ A1, A3