Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

Happy New Year. By now, it's 2010 all over the world. 2009 is so yesterday.

New laws take place around the country today. Marriage equality begins in New Hampshire, making it the fifth state to give that right to same-sex couples. In D.C., we have to pay a nickel for every plastic or paper bag provided by a store. California bans trans-fat in all restaurants.

Besides lots of football and the NHL game being played outdoors in Fenway Park, this should be a slow news day. But, we expected Christmas to be a slow news day =- and we had that attempted act of terrorism on the flight to Detroit.

Let's get 2010 rolling...