• The Inquirer scored an interview with Philadelphia attorney Robert Scandone, who says he, also, didn’t tell Fumo it was kosher to start deleting those e-mails. For background on what exactly I’m talking about and why its important, click here. So, with this story, that’s Sprague saying he didn’t tell Fumo to delete the e-mails, Scandone saying he didn’t tell him to delete the e-mails, and Fumo disagreeing. Someone’s lying, folks. It will either a) only get uglier, or b) someone will figure out a way to explain this all away.
  

• Be sure to check out Vincent Fumo II’s blog about his father’s trial. Here’s an excerpt from the recent Philly Mag story about the family, titled The Betrayal, where Vincent discusses his plans:

There’s only one thing that everybody agrees on: Vincent II is Mini-Vinnie no more. He’s back in his father’s good graces. He works at Comcast now, as a software engineer in the Interactive Media division. But he’s taking a leave to support his father during the trial; Vincent plans to blog daily from the federal courthouse. He says he got permission from his father and his father’s lawyer to do it, just like he got permission to give an interview to me. By stepping into a public role for the first time in his life, he’s reclaiming his mantle as a Fumo. “You know, when my dad had his heart attack,” says Vincent II, “and I was there, and it was, who’s going to talk to the press? I was like, ‘I’m going to talk to the press.’ I was freaked out and terrified. [But] everybody was like, wow — now your father has a family.”

• Here’s the Daily News’ take on yesterday’s action.
  

• Also, the Harrisburg-based Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives chime in with their thoughts on the PolicyBlog. (Here’s their mission statement.)

• I linked to this in the post below, but that was pretty late at night, so here it is again: Conor Corcoran at Philebrity breaks down his impressions of yesterday’s jury selection.

I’ll be in the courtroom later this morning. Check back for updates.

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