Elsewhere: Warner, King, Torre

Liz does the math and figures there are 18 lobbyist per lawmaker in Albany. Hillary explains when torture is okay. Evan Bayh responds [pdf] to Mark Warner's withdrawal from the presidential race. Con Ed says the blackout in Queens was not their fault. Queens Assemblyman Mike Gianaris and other electeds respond [link fixed]. Long Island Rep. Peter King is in a statistical dead heat with his challenger, Dave Meijas. Jerry Skurnik sees parallels between Karl Rove and Joe Torre. Andrew Cuomo gets endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters. And pictured above is Mark Warner. -- Azi Paybarah