The Great Beyond

“It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand over the Senate seat that I have held for eleven years,” Ensign said in the statement. “The turbulence of these last few years is greatly surpassed by the incredible privilege that I feel to have been entrusted to serve the people of Nevada. I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life.” [TPM]

ABC Axes All My Children and One Life to Live [TVLine]

Sidney Lumet dies at 86; prolific ‘actor’s director’ steered clear of Hollywood [LAT]

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David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist [WaPo]

Jane Russell, Sultry Star of 1940s and ’50s, Dies at 89 [NYT]