Spent much of the day at the Brennan Center’s Money in Politics 2009: New Horizons for Reform conference.  It was well worth the time spent, I think, and I came away with a better understanding of the state of play on campaign finance reform (really, try and manage your jealousy).   I’ll post a little more about it over the weekend.

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Tomorrow brings the Centenary Giro d’Italia!  Everything you ever needed and wanted to know (and more) about the 100th running of one of this pro cycling stage race it can be found at PodiumCafe.  I suggest starting with Chris’ Workingman’s Guide to the Centenary Giro to get an idea for which stages you might want to catch.  This year, the race is very accessible, as Universal Sports will be carrying it both live online and broadcast.  And in case you’re wondering whether this is just me overhyping some dull race, check out this map of the end of Stage 19:

Yes, it ends on Mt. Vesuvius.   Here are a couple of other shots, including the Blockhaus climb and roll along the Amalfi coastline.  In my opinion, the Giro d’Italia has – hands down – the most beautiful course of the three Grand Tours.  Even the dullest flat stages take you through some beautiful countryside.  Give it a go.

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Whether Nancy Pelosi knew about the Bush Administration’s torturing or not, it’s entirely irrelevant to the need to investigate and prosecute.  If that process results in damage to Pelosi?  So be it.  (And her possible exposure is all the more reason to get a real prosecutor on the case, and not some “bi-partisan panel” to tidy it all up.)

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John Cole (These Deaths Are On You, Obama) and Dan Froomkin (Any Remorse, Mr. President?) remind us that the deaths of innocents in the name of America didn’t stop with the election.