Requests for Admission

1. Ballard Spahr is planning to launch a college initiative now that its prep school is closing. [ABA Journal]

2. The NBA would really like Jayson Williams to stay out of the news. [ESPN]

3. The next North Korean Security Council resolution should probably be written in all caps. [MSNBC]

4. It is safe to assume that Harriet Miers is not on anybody's Supreme Court wish list. [CNN]

5. President Obama will be inviting Mother Nature to the White House this week to discuss an adjustment in her current "no bailout" position. [Cleveland.com]