Pardoned US Journalists Return Home
Laura Ling and Euna Lee are free, thanks to Bill Clinton [NY Times]

Ahmadinejad Inaugurated
Becomes Iran's president...again [Reuters]

Phantom Tollbooth
Only about 1/2 of drivers actually pay [Boston.com]

Obama's Birthday Gifts
Receives cupcakes, mountain in Carribbean [AHN]

Jackson memorial today
"Celebration of life" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles [CNN]

Palin discusses resignation
Hasn't ruled out 2012 bid [ABC News]

Obama advisor: plan a second stimulus
Some saw this coming long ago. [Wall Street Journal]

Obama also caving on public plan?
Now says they're willing to negotiat on this [HuffPo]

Bernard Madoff sentenced
150 years [NY Times]

US pulls out of Iraqi cities
Iraqis cheer [CNN]

Jet crashes carrying 153
One survivor found so far [NY Times]

Court overturns Sotomayor ruling
John Roberts: making the world safe for white men [SF Chronicle]

The Pirate Bay goes legit
This should work just as well as Napster going legit! [PC World]

Sanford not hiking the Appalachian trail
He now says he was in Argentina [The State]

Iran protests continue
Fairly large one today [NY Times]

Harvard, BSO, now MTV
Layoffs announced at all three places [Globe, Phoenix, Broadcasting and Cable]

Guild, Times Co. agree
New agreement to cut wages, benefits [Globe]

Fraud ruled out in Iranian elections
This is definitely not over. [LA Times]

Stanford arrested
Fuck this guy. [WaPo]

Pilot dies on trans-continental flight
Flight lands safely, but still. [WaPo]

Four teams in on Pedro
Cubs, Rays, Angels, and (sigh) Yankees [Ken Rosenthal]

New iPhone on sale now

Protests in Iran continue
Fraud investigation continues as well [Wasington Post]

Ensign steps down
After admitting to extra-marital affair [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Obama's approval ratings down
Only slightly at this point [LA Times]

Climate report: bad news for England
Could look like Spain in the future [BBC]

Globe union votes no
What will this all mean? [Boston Globe]

Guantanamo inmate transferred for trial
Embassy bombing suspect the first of his kind [LA Times]

NY State Senate goes GOP
Not looking good for gay marriage [Bloomberg]

Apple's doing stuff
New iPhone, price breaks, more [Macworld]

Brazilian team finds debris
From the Air France crash [Times Online]

Minnesota is still short one Senator
State Supreme Court to hear case today [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

Clark Rockefeller is on trial
Somewhat amusingly, yesterday's court action was delayed by the T. [Boston Globe]

E3 is happening

Seriously, more trouble for the MBTA
FBI investigating allegations of sexual misconduct [Boston Globe]

Cop shoots cop
In NYC [Newsday]

Obama wants a cyber czar
For security purposes [BBC]

Bush is talking
Discusses "enhanced interrogation," among other things [Dallas Morning News]

2009 Spelling bee
Winning word: Laodicean [Philly Inquirer]

Obama picks Sotomayor
First Hispanic Supreme Court nominee ever [NY Times]

North Korea runs second test
This is probably not good. [CSM]

California Court to rule on gay marriage
Determine constitutionality of Prop. 8 [CNN]

Clark Rockefeller trial opens
Surely we'll learn more about this guy now [ABC News]

Gay marriage closer in NH
Gov. Lynch wants some amendments made [Nashua Telegraph]

Obama speaking at Notre Dame
Risks angering pro-choicers in the process [NY Times]

Dr. Farmer considering post
Harvard crusader may join Obama administration [Boston Globe]

Pelosi v. CIA
Yep, this story is blowing up [WaPo]