Bryan Kim is escorted out of court this morning after being found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder for the slaying of his parents. See News Roundup. (Spokesman-Review/Dan Pelle)

1. Idaho Department of Fish and Game employees have been instructed to halt communications with environmentalist Jon Marvel, who is accused of harassing staffers and assaulting a top state official here/Twin Falls Times-News.

2. Presidential candidate Barack Obama is coming to Boise on Saturday, said Rep. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise. The Democratic Party is still working out details of the visit but he will make an appearance Saturday night here/Idaho Statesman. Randy Stapilus: Obama In Idaho.

3. Idaho's prison population is getting more violent as gangs extend their reach throughout the prison system here/Betsy Russell, SR.

4. Blogosphere: Overcoming culture of defeat/News Diary; Invisible Clinton campaign/Kevin Richert; Come on, baby, light my fire/Dogwalk Musings; Shades of Daily Kos/Adam's Blog; and This Idahoan (Hearts) Hillary/Political Game.

5. IMHO: Is Bill Bavasi a genius or a dunce?/Ted Miller, Seattle PI; The Preogative of a losing candidate/David Horsey, Seattle PI; Not for sale/Carissa Wright, UI Argonaut; For a good time, eat more crackers/Heidi Gaiser, Daily Inter Lake; and People We Know/K. Ray Johnson, UI Argonaut.

6. News Roundup: Wounded baby's condition improves/Lewiston Tribune; Otter recovering from hip surgery/Idaho Statesman; Kempthorne chosen to skip Bush speech/KTVB; Teen convicted of killing parents/SR; and Environmental groups sue over wolf plan/Missoulian.

Orbusmax Special: Craig may not face ethics committee, after all here.

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