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Friday Night Open Thread

By Jeralyn

More Olympics tonight? It starts with ski-jumping.

Snowboarder Scotty Lago, winner of the Bronze medal in the Snowboard half-pipe, has voluntarily left the Olympics after photos of him inappropriately using his medal last night surfaced online.

What are you looking forward to watching tonight?

In other news:

• Insanity defense likely for the Alabama professor. The state says it's ready for it.
• FBI is undertaking a criminal investigation into a Pennsylvania school that gave students laptops with webcams and then watched them while they were at home.
• Some analysis of the OPR Torture report. The ACLU calls for an expanded criminal investigation.

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• Sean Penn charged with misdemeanor battery over a paparazzi fight. Charlie Sheen's lawyer says he didn't commit a felony and won't plead to one, but plea negotiations are ongoing. He also won't use his wife's drug problems to attack her credibility. She reportedly checked into drug rehab in Malibu the day after the couple's court appearance last week.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).