FRANCO STILL DEAD!

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity could hand up charges as early as today, but Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is not expected to make any public announcements Wednesday, one source with knowledge of the probe told CNN. "

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In related news, meteorologists declared themselves uncertain regarding next summer's weather, commodities experts opined that the price of gold would go up over the next six months, unless it went down, with little price movement a third possibility.

Are there no cat-lady stories, or pictures of hyper-siliconized starlets to post?

[UPDATE - 3:45 p.m.] Everyone's gone home for the day. LINK. Ferdinand Marcos also reportedly still dead. No major volcanic eruptions reported today in Maine.