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Freeh Report Imminent

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANNOUNCEMENT OF JULY 12 PUBLICATION OF REPORT REGARDING THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND PRESS CONFERENCE LED BY JUDGE LOUIS FREEH

Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2012 – Judge Louis Freeh announced today that his report of the investigation into the facts and circumstances of the actions of The Pennsylvania buy xanax online safe State University surrounding the child abuse committed by a former employee, Gerald A. Sandusky, will be published online at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 12. Judge Freeh will also hold a press conference for members of the media at 10 a.m. EDT on the same day to discuss the findings and recommendations in the report. Judge Freeh and his law firm, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, were retained in November 2011 on behalf of the Special Investigations Task Force of the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University to conduct the independent investigation.

The report will be available as a PDF file at www.TheFreehReportonPSU.com.  The publication of the report will be the first time anyone outside of Judge Freeh’s investigative team will in any way receive the report, including The Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees and the Special Investigations Task Force.  With the exception of the interim recommendations made by Judge Freeh’s team in January 2012, this will also be the first time the full recommendations will be shared.

A live feed of the press conference will be available to the media through satellite broadcast detailed below. Additionally, a video replay of the press conference will be available to the general public later that day on the same website.

A Few Quickie Hittites

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The Turkey is channeling ancient Turks from Anatolia today. They were my ancesters, the Anatolia Turkeys. What’s that have to do with Penn State and the Nittany Lions? I don’t know. Never mind.

A few quickies for your waitin’ for 5:00 PSU perusin’ pleasure.

Former Nittany Lion linebacker LeVar Arrington says wait for the Freeh Report but he doesn’t hesitate to advance some theories of his own about the reasons behind the pre-report leaks.

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 A.Q. Shipley fans: He shaved his head again getting ready for the season. It’s hot out there!

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The initial court date has been set for Spanier vs. PSU, which as you recall represents Spanier’s request for his emails. The Argument on Preliminary Objections is scheduled for August 17 at the Centre County Courthouse.

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Deadspin.com chimes in with their ideas about the email leaks. Get a plumber!

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Penn State announced that 2011-12 was its second best fund raising year ever, with $208.7 million in donations.

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That’ll do it for now. We’ll get back together soon.

Sudden Impact: Hot Dogs and Hot Seats

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Happy Independence Day to all of you fine folks out there from the Turkey! This special holiday issue of Sudden Impact continues to center on the Sandusky scandal, Showergate, the Revenge of the Tickle Monster—whichever characterization you prefer.

We lead off with an excellent, well written, and articulate analysis of Tim Curley’s options in the days in weeks ahead. Should he take the fall or finger JoePa as the source of evil, the Benito Mussolini of the Penn State football program? Bobby Big Wheel, Legal and Political Contributor for SB*Nation, shines in “Tim Curley’s Choice: Sell Out Joe Paterno and Penn State Football?”

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Then, we have a dud. Frank Deford has turned up at NPR, and he says just about nothing. His long winded build-up eventually disappoints with an abrupt shifting of gears and an incomplete conclusion. See: “Joe Paterno’s Legacy: Protect Players at All Costs” in Deford’s “Sweetness and Light” column.

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Another shot at Paterno comes from Melinda Henneberger of the Washington Post. In her blog (entitled “She The People”), “What Paterno admitted he knew: Sandusky couldn’t have done it without him“, she once again points the finger at Joe for enabling Sandusky and his myriad transgressions of human decency constraints.

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More tarnish on Joe Paterno’s sainted reputation at the behest of Dan Wetzel in “Joe Paterno’s role in covering up Jerry Sandusky’s child molestations grows as evidence is leaked.”

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Those should be enough for you to tear into. Go out and have some hot dogs and drink some beer! Happy Birthday, USA!