GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! It's on like that, it's on like that—gotta be in love or something like that. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Well, well, well... so the block everything, job killing Republicans are finally ready to deal? That means Obama makes his move for an even more far-reaching deal to cut the deficit.

Tabloid god Rupert Murdoch finds himself deeper and deeper in the poop pile as even MORE accusations emerge about his reporters wiretapping ordinary citizens.

Acquitted child murderer Casey Anthony is sentenced to four years in jail for lying to investigators—and guess how much actual time she'll serve? (Hint: NOT MUCH.)

The jurors in the Casey Anthony case speak out, pointing the blame solely at the prosecutors and their lack of evidence.

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn refuses to strike a plea deal in his sexual assault case, and "won't plead guilty to anything." OH REALLY? NOT EVEN GUILTY OF LOVING KITTENS?

An appeals court blocks the military from enforcing its homophobey "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Now let's go over to our own Brian Gjurgevich at the Blogtown Sports Timbers Soccer Kicking Ball Desk.
"Winless in their last six MLS matches and waiting for Sunday's Cascadia Cup derby with hated Seattle, the Timbers welcome Mexico City's Club América for an 8 p.m. exhibition friendly tonight at the House of Pane. The 14-time Primera Division champs will bring their first lineup (and plenty of fans) into Portland, while the Timbers will look to shore up some costly individual errors and gain a bit of much-needed mojo before Sunday. Check back later tonight for some high-pitched live blog action! Now back to you, Steve."

Thank you, Brian! (Soccer is the one where they kick the ball, right?) Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: Clouds will pop in and out over the weekend, cooling things down to a manageable low-mid 70s.

And finally, you can bet your sweet ass that from now until next weekend all the interesting content on Blogtown will be replaced by Harry Potter bullshit. Soooo... if you can't beat 'em... you post videos about how lame Hufflepuffs are.