NEWSMAX / REUTERS: The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.

Under the first section, the Constitution notes: “A justice, judge or justice of the peace convicted of misbehavior in office by a court … shall forfeit automatically his judicial office and thereafter be ineligible for judicial office.” …

There seems to be a huge disconnect between the words of the Board and its actions. On the one hand, we repeatedly heard from former Board chairwoman Karen Peetz about how Penn State would become a model of transparency. But it took several months and numerous requests from alumnus Ryan Bagwell and others to finally get the contract between the Board and Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan released.

“These men were using the Turnpike to line their pockets and to influence elections,” Kane said in a statement. “It was almost as though they had no fear of being caught,” [Attorney General Kathleen] Kane said. “That kind of behavior has to stop.”

No other gubernatorial race in the country could provide a clearer test of the staying power of one of 2012’s fiercest messaging duels. President Barack Obama and Democrats portrayed Republicans as anti-women throwbacks who would defund Planned Parenthood and deprive women of equal pay…

The governor trails state Treasurer Rob McCord, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, and former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak each by a 45-34, 11 point margin. He lags behind former state environmental protection secretary John Hanger 41-34, and former state revenue secretary Tom Wolf 42-33…

A front page article on the Lancaster convention center appeared today in the Intelligencer Journal / New Era that displayed the type of crafty slant and superficial reporting that readers have come to expect when it comes to the downtown project, with a few exceptions.

In this case, the choice is clear, Kane should punt on defending this ill-conceived law and let in-house lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett clean up the GOP’s own legal mess…

HARVARD MAGAZINE: … The few inmates who do reintegrate without much difficulty, who are best positioned to deal with the psychological effects of the transition, have the “big three” in place: they have a job lined up or find one quickly (e.g., through a trade union they previously worked with); they have housing (often with a relative or through a social-service program); and they have access to healthcare and treatment for substance-abuse and mental-health issues as necessary.

The rate has dropped in cities large and small, in suburbs and rural areas and in all regions of the country. It has fallen among households with children, and among those without. It has declined for households that say they are very happy, and for those that say they are not. It is down among churchgoers and those who never sit in pews.

WE CONNECT DOTS: The judge who presided over the state grand jury that indicted former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky for child molestation has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate grand jury leaks. Judge Barry Feudale is on senior status with the state’s Commonwealth Court.