Port of Seattle: A two year fraud and corruption investigation produces zero indictments.

Dr. George Tiller's suspected murderer: The trial began yesterday, and even though "Roeder has admitted in court documents that he killed Tiller," the judge "has not ruled out the possibility that he will allow Roeder's attorneys to make a case for voluntary manslaughter." You know, because he was doing it for the children.

It's their time to shine: 200-plus surviving members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII, including 11 from Washington state, will receive Congressional Gold Medals.

Not quite an eye for an eye: The CIA ramped up its drone attacks in Pakistan immediately after the suicide bombing carried out by Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi.

The Supreme Court fallout: 24 states have to re-evaluate their laws that have been called into question by the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to allow corporate money flow freely in candidate elections.

The Head of the Fed: Bernanke's nomination for a second term on the rocks.

Leno Sucks: Conan O'Brien hosted his last Tonight Show episode last night.

More from the federal Prop. 8 trial: "The final witness for gays and lesbians seeking to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage testified Friday that most people don't choose their sexual orientation, few people change it and "conversion therapy" is useless and potentially harmful.

More bad news from Haiti: The government declares the search and rescue phase officially over.

This is a day old, but still worth noting: Burger King is planning on opening a "Whopper Bar"—a place to get burgers and beers—in Miami Beach's South Beach area.

Not so fast there, Blackwater: Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. government will appeal a court's decision to throw out the case against "Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians."

I never thought it possible:

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