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                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/disease/">Disease</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/diversity/">Diversity</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/divorce/">Divorce</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/doctors-without-borders/">Doctors Without Borders</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/down-syndrome/">Down Syndrome</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/driving/">Driving</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/drug-abuse/">Drug Abuse</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/dyslexic/">Dyslexic</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/dysplasia/">Dysplasia</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/eating-disorders/">Eating Disorders</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/economic-stimulus-issues/">Economic Stimulus issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/economics/">Economics</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/education-general/">Education - General</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/education/">Education - Special</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/eeoc/">EEOC</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/eerie/">Eerie</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/elder-abuse/">Elder Abuse</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/elder_care/">Elder Care</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/elder-law-issues/">Elder Law Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/emergency/">Emergency</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/emotions/">Emotions</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/employment-issues-1/">Employment Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/end_of_life_issues/">End of Life Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/epa/">EPA</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/estate_planning/">Estate Planning</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/exercise/">Exercise</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/facebook/">Facebook</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fair-housing-act/">Fair Housing Act</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/faith-community/">Faith Community</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/family-activities/">Family Activities</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/family-and-medical-leave-act/">Family and Medical Leave Act</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/family_matters/">Family Matters</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fca/">FCA</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fda/">FDA</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fema/">FEMA</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/finance/">Finance</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/financial_matters/">Financial Matters</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fires/">Fires</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fiscal-cliff/">Fiscal Cliff</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/flu/">Flu</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/flu-shot/">Flu shot</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/food/">Food</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/frankenstorm/">Frankenstorm</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fraud/">Fraud</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fsas/">FSAs</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/fundraising/">Fundraising</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/gaylesbian-issues/">Gay/Lesbian issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/going-green/">Going Green</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/government/">Government</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/greek_heritage/">Greek Heritage</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/guardianship/">Guardianship</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/guns-gun-control/">Guns/ Gun Control</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/harry_potter/">Harry Potter</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/health/">Health</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/health_care/">Health Care</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/health-care-reform/">Health Care Reform</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/health-issues/">Health Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/heart-issues/">Heart Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/helmet-law/">Helmet Law</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/history/">History</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/hoarding/">Hoarding</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/hockey/">Hockey</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/holiday/">Holiday</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/homeless-issues/">Homeless Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/hospice/">Hospice</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/hospital-issues/">Hospital issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/housing-issues/">Housing Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/human-brain/">Human Brain</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/humor/">Humor</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/hurricane-sandy/">Hurricane Sandy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/identity-theft/">Identity Theft</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/">Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/iep/">IEP</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/inclusion/">Inclusion</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/independent-living/">Independent Living</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/inspirational/">Inspirational</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/insurance-issues/">Insurance issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/intellectual-disabilities/">Intellectual Disabilities</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/internal-revenue-service/">Internal Revenue Service</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/international-development/">International Development</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/international-issues/">International Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/internships/">Internships</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/investments/">Investments</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/iraq-war/">Iraq War</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/jk-rowling/">JK Rowling</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/lateral-movement/">Lateral Movement</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/law-school/">Law School</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/lawyers/">Lawyers</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/lead-poisoning/">Lead Poisoning</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/learning-disabilities/">Learning Disabilities</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/legal-matters/">Legal Matters</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/loans/">Loans</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/long-term-care/">Long Term Care</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/lsat/">LSAT</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/marijuana/">Marijuana</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/marriage/">Marriage</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/media/">Media</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medicaid/">Medicaid - Medicare</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medical-issues/">Medical Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medical-marijuana/">Medical Marijuana</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medical-reaction/">Medical Reaction</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medical-study/">Medical Study</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/medication/">Medication</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/memory-loss/">Memory Loss</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/meningitis/">Meningitis</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/mental_health/">Mental Health</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act/">Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/mental-illness/">Mental Illness</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/michigan_matters/">Michigan Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/michigan-state-university/">Michigan State University</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/military/">Military</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/mobility/">Mobility</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/mortgages/">Mortgages</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/motherhood/">Motherhood</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/movies/">Movies</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/multiple-sclerosis/">Multiple Sclerosis/ MS</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/murder/">Murder</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/muscular-dystrophy/">Muscular Dystrophy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/music/">Music</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/national-council-on-disability/">National Council on Disability</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/nhlbi/">NHLBI</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/nonprofit-organizations/">Nonprofit Organizations</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/nursing-homes/">Nursing Homes</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/obama/">Obama</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/obesity/">Obesity</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/pain/">Pain</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/parenting/">Parenting</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/parkinsons-disease/">Parkinson's Disease</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/payments/">Payments</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/people/">People</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/people-first-language/">People First Language</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/personality-disorders/">Personality Disorders</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/pharmacies/">Pharmacies</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/philanthropy/">Philanthropy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/phonemic-awareness/">Phonemic Awareness</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/physical-disabilities/">Physical Disabilities</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/physical-therapy/">Physical Therapy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/police-issues/">Police Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/politics/">Politics</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/pooled-account-trusts/">Pooled Account Trusts</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/poverty/">Poverty</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/pregnancy/">Pregnancy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/preventative-measures/">Preventative Measures</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/prisoncorrectional-facilities/">Prison/Correctional Facilities</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/probate-issues/">Probate issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/prop-2/">Prop. 2</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/prosthetics/">Prosthetics</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/psychiatric-care/">Psychiatric care</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/ptsd/">PTSD</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/public-benefits/">Public Benefits</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/public-transit/">Public Transit</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/quotes/">Quotes</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/relationship-issues/">Relationship Issues</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/religion-1/">Religion</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/religious-groups/">Religious Groups</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/research/">Research</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/respiratory-health-association/">Respiratory Health Association</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/restraint-seclusion/">Restraint - Seclusion</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/retirement/">Retirement</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/roe-v-wade/">Roe v. Wade</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/schizophrenia/">Schizophrenia</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/scholarships/">Scholarships</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/school-violence/">School Violence</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/senate/">Senate</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/service-dogs/">Service Dogs</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/sex/">Sex</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/sexual-assault/">Sexual Assault</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/shock-therapy/">Shock Therapy</a></li>



                        <li class="module-list-item"><a href="http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/sign-language/">Sign Language</a></li>



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