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So What ARE They Saying?

These following headlines are taken directly from the front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday Sept 26, '09, bolded and capitals are as used by the paper themselves; "Arresting Development: police cruiser..." "High Tech Trash for every household. New bins to have digital ID tags to determine where they belong and how often they're used" "Saturday Special; Behind closed doors but not out of sight" "DEVIL of a guy mourned" "VIOLENT times" "Weak sisters wage war,...do battle" The only two other headlines for the front page were; "Its a giveaway weekend" and "Inland port riding a wave" So what are the key words and ideas being used here to capture the readers; attention? Arresting police, forced technology for every household, including ID tags, Saturday Special (slang for a gun) and secrets (weapons) behind closed doors but partially revealed to us. The devil, people mourning, violence, weak persons (sisters) close to ourselves, war. I don't know about you, but as a citizen I b
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