Bench Pointers

Before anyone asks, no idea where the Fortnight Finger came from, nor how you can get one of your own. As soon as word comes in on that, we'll pass it along.

With a report on Communications -- a key thrust of yesterday's remarks by the Nuncio -- the public part of Day 2 of the Midsummer Classic in Atlanta begins at 9am Eastern (an hour earlier than yesterday's start). Lest anybody needs a catch-up, on-demand video of yesterday's Floor business is posted.

Most of this Thursday's agenda, however, will take place in closed-door regional meetings and executive session, the latter of which became a mainstay of USCCB plenaries ten years ago this week at the historic Summer Meeting in Dallas.

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