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Comment by Zoey on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:10:40 +0000

Zing, There were a group of Catholic Sisters that were really pushing for Obamacare. I'll bet when the contraceptive issue surfaced, they were regretting their push. Yes, Catholic hospitals provide insurance for their employees. They want all to have insurance, just not at the expense of having it go against the churches teachings and morals. I'm not so sure this compromise will work. I would want it carved in stone, that if Obama is re-elected, the administration will not renege.

Comment by Igor on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:35:49 +0000

Ooohh, and I liked "Toots"! Anyway, I did many of those things.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:35:49 +0000

Comment by Igor on Mild Improvement in Unemployment Numbers Hides Worrisome Signs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:32:47 +0000

26-Warren: in Germany they cut everyones hours, when necessary, and then cut salaries part way back. In France they just cut hours for the same pay. When they study productivity it turns out that people working 35 hours are as productive as people working 40 hours.

Comment by Dr Dreadful on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:01 +0000

Thank goodness you said that, Irene. I thought for a moment I'd wandered into a Humphrey Bogart movie.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:30:01 +0000

Comment by Brad Johnson on Finding a Nursing Home

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:24 +0000

Great to see a nice article. Do you think the attitude of seniors looking for care has changed due to the decline of the U.S. economy? I am sure it has affect the retirement/care plans for many.

Comment by Irene Athena on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000

I'm sorry I called you "toots," Igor. That was just uncalled for.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000

Comment by MeMe on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:44:54 +0000

Susan #48 - You and me both, sister! Until we hear something definitive from the horse's mouth (i.e. Shore or even Lisa E.) about the possibility of Cuddy's return, I'm not going to put much stock in second-hand sources.

Comment by Helen Shwartz on Restaurant Review: Ruby Tuesday

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:38:54 +0000

My family And i Went into Ruby tuesdays On a saturday Night In bismarck ND two of the hosts with brown hair and glasses continued to text and ignore my family and talk with the male server when we did the younger Girl with brown hair took my husband,kids and I to a table asked us in a rude tone questions like why are you here? when we sat i asked her for a booster and she replied "sure." even thought the resturaunt was completely dead she never brought the booster and kept looking at our table Laughing. I use to eat at ruby tuesdays all the time with groups of ten always giving great tips the hosts at ruby tuesdays are extremely rude i did feel better after meeting my server a Very pretty girl with brown hair and blue eyes named Anne... I think. Other then that i will never go back to rubytuesdays and recommened it to friends.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:38:54 +0000

Comment by Susan (from Brooklyn) on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:59 +0000

#38 Aarrgh. (Pirate talk)

Comment by Susan (from Brooklyn) on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:03 +0000

#49 Optimist Prime - from one cock-eyed optimist (who's usually a pessimist) to another - I hope your first scenario is the one. #38-Brian,Ph.D - "that wench Cuddy"? I can just see House having fun with that one - as in Lifeguard Cuddy, or Schoolgirl Cuddy.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:03 +0000

Comment by Irene Athena on Middle East Tension Escalates as Iran, Israel, and the US Exchange Threats

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:36 +0000

Yes, John. It's a symptom of escalation. He's one of a few parties who needs to be calmed down...with this different approach.

Comment by Irene Athena on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:24 +0000

Don't blame me, toots, I was asking the same questions.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:24 +0000

Comment by Irene Athena on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:05:20 +0000

Why weren't you out there protesting those wars? Why weren't you out there protesting those bailouts? Only you can provide those answers, Igor.

Comment by Irene Athena on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:02:37 +0000

That's good news, Zing. The news that Obama's administration had found a compromise that suited both Planned Parenthood and the Catholic Church broke about five hours ago. A few hours before that, it was still a matter of debate. It's a happy ending for all, I would say.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:02:37 +0000

Comment by Optimist Prime on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:24 +0000

A less optimistic ending would be House dying....the team is thrown into confusion and then we see one of the team emerge as the new "House" and take over Diagnostics....the most likely candidate would be Dr. Adams...we see her walk into the office (House's cane is lying there), maybe initially tentative on seeing the cane but then her confidence grows and she settles into the chair and the team gathers to discuss a new case... it is a new day and life continues as always in the Hospital...and the camera drifts out and we get an aerial shot of the hospital... THE END

Comment by Igor on US Catholic Church Demands Exemption From Obama Contraception Mandate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:56:10 +0000

152-Irene: why should I be required to pay for several wars that I was against? Why should I be required to pay for several bailouts I was against? Etc. Only you can provide the answer.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:56:10 +0000

Comment by Marilyn Waldorf on TV Review: Nature: Raccoon Nation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:54:32 +0000

Raccoons are the cleanest, smartest and very family oriented animals. Kits (young) stay with their mothers for a year. Mothers are loving and caring to their young. I appreciate Nature showing these interesting, curious and charming animals.

Comment by Nata on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:52:00 +0000

What really happened with House's biological father? Not sure if anyone else mentioned something like this before but I just had a thought that maybe Billy Connolly will be playing him. Would like to hear your thoughts on this.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:52:00 +0000

Comment by Igor on FBI Warns that Americans Are Now a Threat to America

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000

57-Cannon leads off again with a naivete that would embarrass any other fumbler. One could only reach your conclusions with generous helpings of Excluded Middle and Invalid Generalization.

Comment by Optimist Prime on How Will House, M.D. End? Let the Speculation Begin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:15 +0000

I'd love the final episode to start on a grim note- maybe Wilson has already left his job (and so has Taub who has left for a more lucrative job) and the hospital board decides to close Diagnostics due to budgetary restrictions....maybe there is a fight to save it (Foreman taking a lead role in this, helped by Adams and Park) in previous episodes and it all fails by the time we get to the finale and the team is broken up and House is asked to leave...we see House on a downward spiral and maybe he even contemplates ending it all....there is a farewell party on his last day at work and we see the return of almost all the previous characters (except Cuddy)...maybe House plans to kill himself in his office during the party and we see him sitting there with a gun but he has this conversation with dead Kutner and changes his mind....House switches off the lights in his office and leaves quietly with his stuff and the sounds of the party can be heard in the background (I'd love to see Chase and Cameron get back together but it seems unlikely).... House returns to his apartment and finds Cuddy waiting there for him...and then we fast forward to the two of them heading to the Galapagos Islands.....The End (I doubt the ending will be this cheerful somehow)

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:15 +0000