Wrapping up the week, here you go:

1. Sanford Chooses to Cede Healthcare Control to Federal Government (AP) — Probably not the headline he would put on it (he’d likely say, “Sanford Boldly Rejects Tyrannical Unfunded Mandate”), but you be the judge.
2. Gulf of Mexico oil spill sparks new US drilling ban (BBC) — Also, the rate of the spill could be five times as bad as originally thought.
3. Putin Seeks to Control Ukraine Gas Network (NYT) — The guy doesn’t lack gall, you have to admit.
4. City releases Benjamin-wreck 911 calls (thestate.com) — You won’t learn a whole heap from them, but there you go.
5. Utah uses eminent domain to seize land of … Uncle Sam (CSM) — Sort of a man-bites-dog story, although it might be better to call it a “little dog picks fight with big dog” story.
6. A Third Attack on Chinese Schoolchildren in 3 Days (CNN) — Just bizarre. Hard to understand. You might even say inscrutable. What’s getting into these people?