* No deal: Clorox rejects Icahn bid, adopts poison pill

* Is the debt ceiling necessary? Slate asks all 9 living ex-Treasury secretaries.

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, BoA reports $8.8 billion loss, London rises early, European shares rebound and the Nikkei sheds 2.8%.

* Unlearned lessons: Banks continue to use robo-signers

* I’m feeling lucky: Q&A wit Google employee #59

* One if by land… Cyclists beat plane from LA to Long Beach

* Daniel Gross: The Murdoch discount and the Murdoch premium

* Dean Takahashi: Is Amazon going to challenge Zynga in social games?

* One less VC: Mitch Lasky to begin transitioning out of Benchmark Capital

* Steve Wynn unleashes an epic anti-Obama rant during company conference call