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　　JamesCanton,CEOofTheModernNorthernElectricalCorporation,refusedaseventy-eightpercentpayraisebecausethecompanylostovereightymillioninthelastquarter,causingalayoffofthirtypercentofits'workforce.

　　Hecommentedthatalthoughitwillbeahardshiponhisfamilyandmistress,theywillhavetomakeduewithhistwenty-twomilliondollarsalary.

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　　Let'snotforgetMr.JohnnyBackerwhowasstoppedattheborderwhenadrug-sniffingdogalertedtheauthorities.Theythoroughlysearchedthetruck,andfindingnothing,apologizedtothedriver.

　　Theconfusedcriminalmutteredthathemusthaveleftthecocaineintheothertruck.Hewasarrestedafterthepolicesearchedhisothervanfindingoverfortypoundsoftheillegalpowder.

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　　FromMississippiwereceivewordthatthepolicechiefofasmalltownwasarrestedafterheranintothebackofanothercarwhileundertheinfluence.

　　Heattemptedtoexplainthathewaschasingthevehicleafteritranaredlight.Thiswashardtobelievebecausethecarinquestionhadnotiresandwasuponblocks.Hislicensewassuspended.

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　　Thiscountry'sconsumerandnationaldebthasbecomeamajorissueintheforthcomingelection.Recentlyreleasedfiguresshowtheaveragehouseholdowesover85K,includingmortgage,creditcards,carpaymentsand,ofcourse,entertainmentandelectronics,fortheirchildren.Butthisisthegoodnews.

　　Thebadnewsisthateachman,womanandchild'sportionofthenationaldebtcomesto$361,582.Iknowexactlywhatyou'rethinking...doestheIRStakepersonalchecks?