{"id":7635,"date":"2012-05-01T10:19:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T17:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7635"},"modified":"2012-05-01T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T17:19:24","slug":"open-thread512012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/open-thread512012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;5\/1\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I spent most of the day going to a doctor appointment.&#160; I am finally strep-free, but still have a bronchial infection, for which she gave me a prescription for a new antibiotic.&#160; I\u2019m trying to return slowly, so this will be today\u2019s only article.&#160; I\u2019m not current with replies, but I did manage generic thanks.&#160; We\u2019ll see what tomorrow brings.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzles<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; direction: ltr\">\n<table style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; text-decoration: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong><u>Date<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; text-decoration: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong><u>My Time<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; text-decoration: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong><u>Average<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: ; text-decoration: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong><u>Click<\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/23<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:01<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:58<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/24<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3:44<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:14<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-24-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/25<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:34<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5:41<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/26<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3:42<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:38<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-26-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/27<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:35<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5:21<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-27-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/28<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3:56<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:30<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-28-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/29<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3:41<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:44<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-29-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4\/30<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">3:44<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:17<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-04-30-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5\/1<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">4:25<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"97\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\">5:14<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; vertical-align: top; border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-top: 4pt\" width=\"65\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: \"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\" color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-05-01-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/front.moveon.org\/the%2D31%2Drepublican%2Dsenators%2Dwho%2Dvoted%2Dno%2Don%2Dthe%2Dviolence%2Dagainst%2Dwomen%2Dact\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>The 31 Republican Senators Who Voted &#8216;NO&#8217; On The Violence Against Women Act<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1vawa-GOP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"1vawa-GOP\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1vawa-GOP\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1vawa-GOP_thumb.jpg\" width=\"722\" height=\"539\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And they say there is no GOP war on women.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GfG8Btb0l3g\" target=\"_blank\">You Tube<\/a>: <\/font>Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfG8Btb0l3g?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">In case you missed it.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/3096434\/#47240127\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Romney etches the sketch.&#160; 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