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Here's an entertaining column regarding a surprising reason to agree with Dean, albeit for different reasons. Rumors that President Bush is asking Congress for an additional $33 Billion to fund the investigation are being confirmed.

On a related note, we did see the digitized haze obscuring the elderly lady's bosom. Of course, I'd have rather they filmed it more creatively so it had never been on film, but that wasn't the creative decision. Instead, all they accomplished was illustrating how silly a network can appear when it initially tries to be "cutting edge," only to jump back in fear when colleagues/competitors are slapped on the hand for similar, but edgier, content. The decision rendered ER the dramatic equivalent of Quincy.