A decision is expected to be handed down today at 3 EST in the AZ SB 1070 case. I'll write it up when it comes down.

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The Bachelorette is winding down. The big question, will Ali Fedotowsky end up alone or pick Cape Cod landscaper Chris Lambton or Roberto Martinez, the soon to be State Farm insurance agent from South Carolina (formerly a Florida college baseball player )won't be answered until next week. Tonight is suffering through the "Men Tell All" and the rejected suitors, minus Frank and Justin, the cads with girlfriends, who didn't attend.

Until this week I was convinced the spoiler experts were correct, that Ali ends up alone. Now I think she sends Chris home before the final rose ceremony and ends up proposing to Roberto (rather than waiting to see if he proposes to her.) It's about the only thing that hasn't been done on the show: a final rose ceremony with just one guy and the Bachelorette doing the proposing. The suspense will generate from “Will Roberto Accept?” rather than “Who did Ali Choose?” But I could change back to Ali is single before the week is out--that's how good a job they did this season.

For those of you with weightier things on your mind, here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

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The Tour de France finishes up this morning riding to Paris and around the Champs d'Elysees. Alberto Contador is the winner.

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Things I'm reading:

• NY Times: States ratcheting up fear of driving while taking prescription medication, and looking for ways to prosecute more cases. "Drug recognition experts" (cops who go to school to learn what a person who is impaired by pharmaceuticals acts like and then claim to be an expert at trial) are all the rage.

• NY Times: The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Roberts is the most conservative in decades according to an analysis that used four sets of political science data.

• In the Sunday magazine, an article on how the internet doesn't let you forget, or as I usually put it, people need to remember the internet has no eraser.

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Alberto Contador held off Andy Schleck in a heartstopping final time trial battle this morning to virtually assure he will win the Tour de France. Incredible Tour this year.

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It's time for me to stop following other people's cases and concentrate on my own the rest of the day.

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In case you missed it, President Obama signed a bill labeled "financial reform." Since I do not think the bill particularly meaningful (not even the consumer agency part), I have chosen not to blog about it.

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There seems to be a lot of news today, and even though we posted a lot, we didn't cover everything.

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I'm not seeing any interesting news to write about so far today.

I did figure out why I still need my iPod touch even though I have the iPhone 4 -- the treadmills and bikes at the gym that have tv screens attached and let you hook up your iPod or MP3 players aren't updated for the iPhone 4 and I got a warning that it wouldn't play right and there would be sound interference. Good thing I brought both this morning.

It's only 2:00 and I'm already thinking about dinner, not a good sign. Anyone have some good ideas? I think this spicy quinoa, cucumber and tomato salad in the New York Times looks pretty good.

I'll be working the rest of the afternoon, so here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Still working.

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