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March 10, 2009

Odds and Ends

The percentage of Americans who call themselves Christians has dropped dramatically over the last two decades according to a new survey. And apparently Vermont has displaced Oregon as the least religious state in the union.

A Gaza family has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other Israeli leaders for the deaths of 29 family members in the recent Israeli offensive. Another Gaza family who lost 11 family members in the recent offensive filed an $40 million suit last week.

Cancer patients who talked to their doctors about end-of-life care had significantly lower health care costs in the week before they died. Against the backdrop of exorbitant health care costs this new finding deserves careful consideration.

Posted by Kevin at March 10, 2009 01:04 PM