Jour 102 Leads Assignment

STORY 1

1.) "New IRS computer system leads to 34% increase in workforce unemployment; 7 billion dollar raise in taxes." [HARD]

2.) "Tax payers nationwide fear for the worst as new IRS computer system not only eliminates 34% of its workforce, but also causes an extra 7 billion dollar increase in taxes." [THROWAWAY]

STORY 2

1.) "David Smith says his dreams had come true Monday, after winning the Super Lotto's 4 million dollar prize. However, his luck soon turned to misfortune when, later that evening, Smith's dreams--and lottery ticket--disintegrated when his wife threw his pants in the wash, with the prize ticket still in the back pocket." [HUMOR]

2.) "David Smith's wife claims she had no idea the price she would pay for a simple load of laundry, until the couple discovered later that evening that David's winning lottery ticket from Monday's Super Lotto--worth 4 billion dollars--had disintegrated in the washing machine, still in his back pocket." [DELAY]

STORY 3

1.) "A summoning next week of the U.S. Roman Catholic Cardinals to the Vatican, issued by Pope Benedict XVI, will address the spike in accusations of sexual abuse of teens and children by Catholic priests in the last several months. Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law has received related media attention, as people rallied in the streets for his resignation of authority in the Catholic church." [UMBRELLA]

2.) "'Our children should feel safe inside of their Catholic upbringing,' demands a demonstrator rallying for Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation. Due to a related spike in sexual abuse accusations of teens and children in the Catholic church, Pope Benedict XVI will hold a meeting of the 13 U.S. Roman Catholic Cardinals next week to discuss means in which to eliminate the threat of sexual abuse from the Church." [STATEMENT]