1.   Stewart plays the naive new senator.

2.   The new senator must come from the same political party as the old one.

3.   Although the new senator delivered those lines in deadpan style, she was presumably having a little fun with the graduates.

4.   Among the new senators was Jon S. Corzine, a Democrat from New Jersey, who took the oath in a group with Clinton.

5.   As Wednesday drew to a close, the new senator said she was trying to keep things in perspective.

6.   Assuming that it cannot all be directed at the new junior senator from New York, its likely target will be Bush himself.

7.   AUSTIN, Texas - Many Central Texans would get a new state senator under the first Senate redistricting plan offered Wednesday.

8.   A Carnahan spokesman said the new senator had nothing to do with the opposition material.

9.   A new senator could be seated before work resumes in earnest in February.

10.   Also Wednesday, the First Lady joined other new senators for a class on Senate ethics and on congressional accountability.