PARTING SHOTS: Some things are better left at the bottom of the sea

Brett Michael Dykes
·National Affairs Reporter

• The wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon rig will not be salvaged and will forever remain at the bottom of the Gulf. (Times-Picayune)

• Wildfires in Russia have spread to the nuclear-contaminated Chernobyl region, sparking anxieties about that radioactive smoke moving into the atmosphere. (Christian Science Monitor)

• This is why we have Facebook: Photos from Rush Limbaugh's recent wedding are now available online. (Wonkette)

• Former Illinois Rep. Dan Rostenkowski — the once powerful and corrupt chairman of the Ways and Means Committee who later served time in prison — died today. (MSNBC)

• New details emerged about the plane crash that killed former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. (AP)

• Vampire novelist Anne Rice has a lot to say about why she left the Catholic Church. (ABC)

• Thad Allen could soon be phased out as National Incident Commander overseeing the efforts in the Gulf. (Times-Picayune)

• A powerful Christian group is calling for an end to all mosques in the U.S. (Gawker)

(Photo: AP/Coast Guard)