Bonus Bind

Associated articles: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031600640.html; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602961.html; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602593.html; http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20140.html