The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! Not the CPI or Housing Starts or Earnings

Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day...

• The consumer price index data which showed an overall drop of 0.5% while the core CPI increased 0.2%...
• Stronger-than-expected housing starts data...
• Details on Yahoo's (YHOO) earnings...
• Details on Intel's (INTC) earnings...
• Details on IBM's (IBM) earnings...
• Details on Motorola's (MOT) earnings...
• Details on JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) earnings...
• Upbeat comments on the waste services sector with Republic Services (RSG) singled out as the top pick...
• Some perspective on Apple Computer (AAPL) from Herb Greenberg...
• Some perspective on Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) from Herb Greenberg...

While those are all stories worth watching, I think it is obviously clear that the biggest story is - Judge Throws Out Kenneth Lay's Conviction...expect conspiracy theories to begin, I can see the headline already - "Lay Spotted with Elvis"...