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Has the NFL referee lockout debacle changed your appreciation for experienced officiating in professional sports? Yes, it's obvious this job cannot be done by just anyone. 53% No, these refs are still overpaid. Six figures to watch a football game once a week? Please. 40% Yes and no, football is a complicated sport, but a fourth grader could be an MLB umpire. 7% Number of votes: 710

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1. Don't let scandal grind policy to a halt (63)
2. Obama comments on potential civil rights violations at IRS; commissioner resigns (52)
3. Foster mom pleads guilty to paddling 4-year-old (39)
4. Niantic prison would get nursery for inmates' infants under proposal (38)
5. Governor not invited to prince's polo match (23)
6. Stonington first selectman accused of contradicting wetlands enforcement officer (22)
7. City says Fort Trumbull development delayed (18)
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