Pope Leo slept well after cancer surgery, recovery could take longer…

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPope Leo slept well after his cancer surgery, NBC News reports, but recovery could take longer than expected.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLonger than expected is what doctors say when they want to be kind.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have heard it in three languages, and it has never once meant shorter.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorExpected by whom, though? Somebody wrote a number on a chart, and now the universe is late.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBy the surgeons, Dale. They've done this before, and you've done a podcast about it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI've done a tea about it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEvery estimate in history is a guess in a nice jacket, and I will not be lectured by a man whose bunker has a Beanie Baby in it.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Beanie Baby is a separate matter. The facts are that he slept well and the recovery is slow.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSlow. Slow is how it starts.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHow what starts?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLet me finish.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA man recovering from surgery is allowed a long week, and no panel with a dental appointment should be giving him a deadline.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAgreed. For the record, my own estimate for this segment was sixty seconds, and it ran longer than expected.