"I'd do better to tone it down a bit, " she suggested.

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If I timed it right, he'd only hear a dial tone and I would be safe.

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Casting back on his day in his nightly examination of conscience, Hopkins accused himself of a snorting, sour, unspiritual tone to some of his conversations, prayed for those who'd died, were injured, or lost loved ones in the shipwreck, but thanked God for the beauties and contrarities of nature, the tonic of outdoor exercise, and the cheer and solace of his Jesuit brothers.

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I'd just like to ask the question again: Has the shooting in Connecticut affected the tone at all, and has it affected the ability for both sides to negotiate?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,