The pain-killer Vioxx made history today by bringing in one of the largest settlements ever of $4.85 billion, laying to rest 27,000 personal injury suits. Simultaneously, Hollywood writers went on strike. Which means no one can watch Jon Stewart's take on this momentous victory. I'm not totally sure of the connection, but the result is a diminishing supply of analgesics.
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