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• Jeremy Sisto latest to join ranks of cops, attorneys on 'Law & Order'
  When Jeremy Sisto got his first glimpse of the updated Law & Order opening, there he was, in a courthouse setting with his castmates, just like so many who had come before him.
• Gilbert Cates to try to broker writers' strike deal
  Long before he became a lead negotiator for the Directors Guild of America, Gilbert Cates honed his skills as a fencer.
• Ehrlich takes on challenge of TV
  Commentary role for WMAR news draws criticism
  
  Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. had some well-publicized tussles with the media (notably this medium) during his four years in office. But he sees nothing ironic about his gig as a news analyst and commentator for Baltimore's WMAR-TV, Channel 2.
• TV isn't turning to news during strike
  To prepare for a prolonged writers' strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade Password, a celebrity Apprentice and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.
• 'Bunnytown' fun happens far outside the rabbit hole
  Dressed in his red cape and carrot-logo T-shirt, Bunnytown's Super Bunny soars skyward above his brightly colored homeland.
• Striker Rafael Alvarez brings his union's message to Baltimore
  About three dozen picketers, including actors from The Wire, took to a Baltimore street corner yesterday morning to voice their support for the Writers Guild of America's seven-week-old strike against movie and television producers.
• Nick Lachey's choir wins NBC's 'Clash of the Choirs'
  Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has something to sing about, thanks to Nick Lachey and the hometown choir he put together.
• Employer ESPN serves Big Tuna story with Parcells on side
  Wrapping up another week's sports media notes while wondering why I don't hear Allan Sherman's "God Bless You, Jerry Mendelbaum" along with other seasonal favorites on the radio:
• Strike takes fun out of news
  Late-night shows key to political season
  
  Every day seems to bring a new twist to the campaign season, whether it's Mike Huckabee's Christmas-themed ad or Hillary Rodham Clinton's attempts to show a softer side.
• Man suing 'Sopranos' creator isn't entitled to pay, jury rules
  Aspiring writer said he helped form pilot
  
  A federal jury yesterday ruled against a man who says he helped The Sopranos creator David Chase develop ideas for the hit HBO mob drama.