(Carl Jr., 1917 - 2007)

This edition of For Immediate Release Fridays once again includes no toy recalls, and important news concerning Lady Paris:

Ruptured Pipe Spills Sewage in to the Schuylkill River

American Stock Exchange Announces Latest Disciplinary Actions; PDFs of the smackdowns are here

Carl, founder of Carl's Jr. dies

Our favorite Friday night releaser Dennis Kucinich is back to posting, this time to protest getting kicked out of the Vegas debates. Note to NBC: give the Elf for Liberty and "Dr. No" Ron Paul more airtime. Both make for great TV.

And kicking off Awards season is Paris Hilton, the Harvard Lampoon's Woman of the Year.