I thought it only fair to tell the guys at Limewire that when I wrote my post, Limewire was uploading but not downloading. I began to read the other comments of users with the same prob. I began the process of DL again from different sites and Low and behold, the DL-ing process began; but first, let me tell you what happened.
1. I clicked on the file I wanted to dl and
2. Limewire's DL screen did NOT go immediately to COULD NOT DOWNLOAD (It actually sent a request for the file.. it didn't do this before)
3. I am able to download and upload

So far, The program is functioning. If hosts are turning off their machines or disconnecting from the net, there is nothing we can do about that.
It seemed every host I went to (T1-T3), Limewire would immediately respond with "COULD NOT DOWNLOAD"
Modem and Cable hosts seems to work fine. I'm sure I will update this post in the coming days. Thought I'd share this info.