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Well, my laptop does seem to be out of commission--a day's rest yielded the same result--but I fixed up a solution for my car that lets me open the trunk and pull a wire to unlock my back door.  I was overthinking the problem--all I had to do was unlock one of the rear doors.  I tried to do the same for the front door handle, but I think it has metal in it as I couldn't get the drill bit all the way through.  (Bless my parents for giving me a rechargeable drill for Christmas!)  Still, I'm considering solutions for the broken part of the outer handle.  With luck and a sturdy key, I can actually open it from the outside, after a lot of prying, but I'm not sure how long the plastic will hold up so I don't depend it. 

But that does nothing for my laptop, sigh.