In other news . . .

Local:
New York State finally gets a new senator.

National:
U.S. House of Representatives attempts to take a bite out of the crime usually known as the U.S. healthcare "system."

International (okay, Israeli):
Aussie Dave and Jameel are back to live-blogging, keeping an eye on the sometime ceasefire. Now the Israeli government demands the release of Gilad Shalit?!