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* 2 people fall in love at 19. spend the next 40 years together and are finally able to marry after 38 years. heartbreakingly, sweet story. thanks npr. these 2 ladies are so cute together. you can still see the love that bonds them. i don't think i will ever understand how society looks down and condemns love between people. what does it matter who i fall in love with? a man, a woman? how does my private life concern you? it doesn't, does it. doesn't stop those holier than thous from trying to inject their tainted view of morality into my life. 40years together. i'm just trying to get through 40 days.

* npr has broken down the key senate & house races for us lay folks here. oh npr, how i love thee.

* breaking news: if harold ford, jr bests bob corker in the tn senate race, ford will become the first african-american from the south since reconstruction elected to the senate! wow. that's unbelievable considering it's been about 140+ years!