No doubt some of you have already seen this, but the current online Chicago Tribune carries an AP article of interest to the never-ending debate. Note that the Senator's a Democrat picked by the Gov. to replace Hilary.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-gillibrand-guns,0,377618.story

As a NYT article two days ago described, she also speaks some Mandarin, having studied it in college, during which she also spent a year in Beijing.

Interesting how old stereotypes don't always apply these days.