BUILDING A ROBO-TANK at Carnegie Mellon. Somewhere, Keith Laumer is smiling. Or, more likely, worried that it won’t meet his standards.

JUDGE-SHOPPING in firearms lawsuits.

CHAVEZ LOSES, and Daniel Duquenal reports on what’s happening in Venezuela.

UPDATE: More from Fausta. If the official vote was narrow, that probably means the actual margin of defeat was significant.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Much more from Miguel Octavio. And here’s a big roundup from Hot Air.