Thursday Night Open Thread: Odds and Ends
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There's a double eviction tonight on Big Brother. I think Matt will be the first one sent home. (No spoilers in comments please until 10 pm ET.) For those of you who still don't know who Snooki and Mike "The Situation" are, there's also a new episode of Jersey Shore. And a new Project Runway. What a dismal summer this has been for TV.
The Judge in the Rod Blagojevich case said today he's only inclined to allow two lawyers at taxpayer expense for the now-broke former Governor. He did say he'd allow more lawyers if Rod found a benefactor. Will Donald Trump step up? Don't count on it.
The judge hopes to start the re-trial in early January, but didn't set a firm new date. So far, Sam Adams, Jr. and Sr. are still on board.
I'll bet Tony Rezko and others who pleaded to felonies and cooperated, but haven't been sentenced yet, aren't thrilled about waiting another five months. According to a motion Team Blago filed in April, 2010, here's the list of them: Ali Ata, Joseph A. Cari, Jr., John Harris, Jacob Kieferbaum, Stuart Levine, Steven Loren, Alonzo Monk, Antoin Rezko, and Dr. Robert Wienstein. Blago tried to preclude them from testifying. The grounds: [More...]
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