In domestic news, the Washington Post reports that in the past two weeks Democrats have significantly improved their chances of taking control of the Senate after the November mid-term election. Polls now indicate four Republican incumbents — Conrad Burns of Montana, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania — will lose their seats. If the polls are accurate, the control of the Senate will be decided based on the outcome of tight races in Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia. The Democrats need to gain six seats to win control of the Senate. Meanwhile the number of Republican House seats at risk has nearly tripled since January. According to the Cook Political Report, 18 Republican seats were considered to be endangered at the start of the year. Now, 48 seats are considered in play. To take back the House, Democrats need a net gain of 15 seats