And then I am off first thing Monday morning - weather permitting of course.

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What did you talk about first thing Monday at work?

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The company will no doubt issue a press release first thing Monday morning with the tally, but Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray expects that 8 million will be sold this opening weekend.

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And a senior democratic leadership aide told CNN that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has asked Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and his staff to work this weekend to prepare several options on how to help auto companies, which Democrats would consider first thing Monday morning.

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Speaking with them gives you a taste of their harried lives: They arrived from Dubai on Tuesday or Wednesday, do publicity on Thursday and Friday, run practice rounds Saturday, race Sunday, then fly to Brazil first thing Monday morning for the final race of the season.

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Responses to the outage ranged from panic to snark as engineers made cracks about the wisdom of updating your infrastructure first thing on Monday morning.

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Depending on how he feels following the marathon, he will either allow himself a few hours' rest and leave London on Sunday, or leave first thing on Monday morning.

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First thing that following Monday, I was in his office with the dead charter school application.

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There will be crowds, there will be bruised toes, and audio guide-wearing visitors acting like automatons might even cause a punch up, but it is a must see. (For some peace and quiet, aim to go first thing on a Monday orTuesday).

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