Here is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.
WASHINGTON
SALVIA (Monarez, SHNS) --WASHINGTON: Salvia, a hallucinogenic, is controversial because it is not only a quick and short high but also may have medicinal benefits. 700. With sidebar, SALVIA-BOX.
NATIONAL
ABDUCTION-HOAX (Greenlee, SHNS) -- PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.: A reported child abduction this week that turned out to be a hoax apparently started with two young boys mimicking the plot of a crime-related television program and ended with misdemeanor charges, a police spokesman said. 600.
CLOWN-ROBBER (Brooks, The Press-Enterprise) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif.: A would-be robber -- wearing clown makeup and carrying a purse -- tried to hold up a credit union this week but left empty handed. 130.
KELLY-MORRIS (Shaffer,Raleigh News and Observer) -- With the discovery of 28-year-old Kelly Morris' body, her family is relieved after 14-month search. 750.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
BREAST-CANCER (Bethel, SHNS) -- Male breast cancer is a reality for 2,000 men across the country diagnosed with the disease in the last year. 700.
INTERNATIONAL
ONE-DOGPOLICY (Mackinnon,Toronto Globe and Mail) -- For decades, China's citizens have lived with the controversial one-child regime imposed on them by their government. Now, pet lovers in this southern factory city are frothing over the latest official intrusion into their lives: a one-dog policy. 800
TICKET-KING (Mickleburgh, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- A flamboyant Bosnian millionaire is the largest holder of Olympic tickets for the 2010 Winter Games. 850
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SATISFACTION (Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- Consumer satisfaction bodes well for the holiday shopping season. 450.
AUTOS (Williamson, SHNS -- Column) Autos Today. 800. With the introduction of Land Rover's 2010 Range Rover in New Delhi recently, Tata outlined plans to expand throughout the country, starting from a single showroom in Mumbai. In the subcontinent, the Range Rover fetches 9.85 million rupees or $210,470. With AUTOSSIDE. With photo: SH09K089AUTOS.
HIRED (Walberg, SHNS -- Column) -- Getting Hired. In job interviews, you must have a focus -- an agenda -- that you need to get across in order to make your sale; to get hired. 400.
REAL (bankrate.com -- Column) -- Real Estate Watch.
NISSAN (Aukofer, SHNS -- Column) -- DriveWays. For those who don't spend time at the track and value the wind-in-the-hair experience of open-car motoring, Nissan now offers the 2010 370Z Roadster. 800. With NISSAN-SPECS. With photo: SH09K093NISSAN
IN THE WEST
GLASS-CEILING (Glover, Sacramento Bee) -- Women are making little progress cracking the executive glass ceiling in California, according to a just released study by the University of California, Davis.690.
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