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Still no verdict for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich after 7 days of jury deliberation.

Semi-finals on the Voice: It's not even close in my view -- Frenchie and Beverly by miles.

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We'll post something interesting today.

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Travel day for me. Maybe posting tonight.

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I hope everyone enjoyed Father's Day.

It's down to the wire for the gay marriage vote in New York. Reuters says the bill is one vote short in the senate. If passed, New York would join Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage. 39 states ban it and 4 states recognize civil unions.

On TV: The season finale of AMC's The Killing. I liked the show a lot, even though I thought it got bogged down at times. It's been renewed for another season.

On the grill: Apricot-glazed scallops and corn on the cob.

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The Florida Gators start their College World Series campaign today. Go Gators!

TalkLeft turned 9 years old yesterday. Independent bloggers seem to be fewer and far between these days. I'm not entirely convinced blogging remains relevant, but not everything can be said in 140 characters or less, and not everyone wants to carry on conversations on Facebook. So I think we'll soldier on a bit longer.

Thanks to every one of you who have read a page, posted a comment, given us a news tip, linked to TalkLeft, donated dollars and befriended us. You've made it all worthwhile.

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Obama in Old San Juan.

NYTimes Editorial on SCOTUS' 5-4 decision (PDF) weakening the securities fraud law. I have not read the decision, but I will note that Congress can overturn this SCOTUS decision and political parties can at least talk about it. Maybe I missed it, but I have not seen any reactions from politicians on this case.

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It's day 3 of deliberations in the retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

I've been entrenched in motions writing, and hope to be back here soon.

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I wasn't supposed to pay attention to the GOP debate last night was I? cuz I didn't.

Here's a blatantly sexist take on it:

Michelle Bachmann was able to speak in complete sentences and therefore has stolen the critical MILF vote (or more accurately, the vote of those who will vote for women they consider MILFs) from Palin.

Sheesh.

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Game 6 of the NBA Finals today. The fate of the free world LeBron James Legacy hangs in the balance. Not really.

Bob Bradley must go. Who is Bob Bradley you say? THE problem in the US Soccer team.

Obligatory video.

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It's been a busy work day and I'm just getting online for the first time since this morning.

There's no verdict yet in the retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

After years of avoiding the Casey Anthony case for lack of interest, I actually listened to an hour of testimony on Headline News as I was driving home from the jail -- probably because some commenters here have expressed an interest and I know nothing about the case. [More..]