From this morning's Earlybird:

• "Two dozen employees out of nearly 2,900 high-level political appointees worked as registered lobbyists during the two years prior to joining President Obama's administration, a report by the federal Office of Government Ethics finds," USA Today reports.

• "Karl Rove, the former political adviser to President George W. Bush, is appearing in a public service announcement asking people to fill out and mail back their 2010 census forms," AP reports.

• In light of Obama throwing the first pitch at Nationals Park on Monday, CNN.com reports on how Nationals President Stan Kasten has "actively encouraged political operatives of all ideological stripes to hold their fundraisers and receptions at the ballpark, as opposed to more conventional venues such as restaurants or hotel ballrooms."