Erin Andrews was on Capitol Hill yesterday stumping for tougher anti-stalking laws reports the Washington Post. She told lawmakers that her own experience with a camera-wielding stalker had shown her how much technology has changed and intensified the crime. Andrews argued that our current laws need a rewrite in order to deal with technologically savvy predators.

Less than two weeks after the BP leak was plugged, only a few large patches of oil remain in the Gulf of Mexico says the New York Times this morning, Apparently, the warm Gulf water is dissolving the oil more quickly than expected. Experts say that’s good news for wildlife and shore communities but they still worry about the spill’s effects underwater.

We sent our sexy Russian spy back home, with love. But now we have a sexy Russian smuggler to warm our hearts. The Dallas Morning News says 24-year-old Anna Fermanova is the new Anna Chapman. The young woman is under house arrest after she was stopped with three pairs of high-tech night vision scopes, items that require a license to leave the country, on her way to Russia earlier this month.

USA Today has a cool story on the pro-quality microphones now being marketed towards regular consumers. Many of the models plug directly into an iPhone or a laptop with a USB cable, eliminating the need for drivers or mixing equipment. That’s good news for the growing number of people who are podcasting and making their own music.

Rumors are circulating that Wyclef Jean might be gearing up to run for president in Haiti come November. The Boston Herald says Jean has completed all the necessary paperwork and has hinted that he will announce his candidacy soon. If he does run, Jean will have to answer to allegations that his charity Yele has mismanaged funds.

In order to warn players about their risk of head injury, the NFL has required teams to put posters up in their locker rooms. In this spirit, the Wall Street Journal has created their own list of warnings. NBA stars are reminded that apathy can cause the desire “to update Twitter while your team is on defense” and bulls are solemnly informed that “the skinny men in sequins are trying to kill you.”