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	<title>Saint Bernadette &#187; Politics</title>
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		<title>Buddy, cut me a deal.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meredith DiMenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Bernadette is no saint. And just this morning, I suffered the consequences of one of my less saintly actions by spending the morning in an appallingly long line at Superior Court. I went there in a naive attempt to decrease my fine for the ticket I received a month or so ago for running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My doctor would rather drive a cab &#8211; Health Care Part 2</title>
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		<dc:creator>Meredith DiMenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At my regular check-up yesterday, I carried on my usual &#8220;how are things&#8221; conversation with my doctor of over 15 years. He asks about my mom, I ask about his kids. Over the years, we have developed a decent rapport for two people who see each other for about 15 minutes a year. On the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep going, Obama.  The more angry people, the better you are doing.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The passing of Ted Kennedy has me thinking about a lot of things &#8211; bloodlines of greatness, tragic flaws, the modern meaning of liberalism and, of course, the issue of the day: healthcare. Fixing a broken system at this scale has appropriately triggered a fierce national debate. And while I find myself tempted to tune [...]]]></description>
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