BP says the tight-fitting cap on the Deepwater Horizon continues to hold… though they’re still buying ads next to CNN’s video feed just to play it safe.
Tea Party Express leader booted from the Tea Party! Why? Because he referred to “colored people!” Wow! Hey! Cool! Okay! Not surprising!
VP Biden says Dems are gonna hold on to the House and Senate, so don’t get any ideas, Republicans! Or racist Tea Party ex-members!
Gunmen in Mexico (likely related to a drug gang) burst into a birthday party and opened fire, killing at least 17 people.
Suicide bombers kill at least 51 people in Iraq, targeting a pro-government militia.
Authorities release photos of the alleged bombers involved in two attacks on World Cup viewing parties in Uganda. Somali Islamic separatist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility.
(Wow. Sorry folks. It can’t all be good news. To numb the pain a bit, here is a completely fucking useless story about Mel Gibson. Wait, what? That didn’t work? Well, how about this:)
Kyron Horman‘s father moves back into his home in NW Portland.
(No? Okay.)
This is a few days old, but the Portland Tribune has an interesting piece by a former editor defending the paper’s decision not to publish anything about the Gore Sex allegations until after the Enquirer broke the story. Their writer, Nick Budnick, was in pretty regular contact with massage therapist/accuser Molly Hagerty.
…aaand on this day in history, um… let’s see… TWA Flight 800 exploded. WHAT THE HELL??? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH BAD NEWS?????? Screw it.