UPDATED Dec. 5th:

This Saturday will mark the 26th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and the shooting of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The case has been argued every which way since Day One.

Today’s news peg is that Mrs. Faulkner is scheduled to  launch her new book Thursday morning on NBC’s “Today” show.

The book has been excerpted in The Philadelphia Inqurier. Here is the three-part series, along with some other articles.

Pro-Mumia protesters are planning to gather outside of Rockefeller Plaza. Their press packet is here.

Yesterday (Tuesday), some pro-Mumia folks had a press conference in Philadelphia. Here is the Reuters article on the press conference, and here is the site for the audio.

Let’s see what “Today” does with allathis. Knowing of its longtime—and highly profitable—festish for Endangered/Victimized White Females, I can easily imagine how the show will deal with the case.