I spent parts of the last two weeks researching the census and the political battles surrounding it as the 2010 count approaches. I focused on the biggest and most recent controversy: the anonymous hold on Robert Groves, President Obama's nominee to lead the Census Bureau, preparing to write a post on the reason for the hold. But earlier today Roll Call revealed the senators who had placed holds on the nomination and reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would like to bring Groves up for a vote as early as this week.

The story changed instantly, but I went after the new story. This evening Reid's office confirmed to me that the senator will file for cloture, bringing Groves to a vote as early as Monday evening, and I broke the news here.