CLEARLY-LABELED ASSIGNMENT 7

Originally Hard Ledes:

1. CHICAGO -- Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests. (hard)
1a. Parents beware: clean children may seem to be synonymous with good health, but a recent study finds that this might not always be the case. (soft)

Tanner, Lindsay. "Chemicals in Baby Products Raise Concern." Washington Post Online. 4 Feb 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/02/04/AR2008020400073.html

2. TINLEY PARK, Ill. -- As police continued their search Sunday for a gunman who killed five women at a suburban Chicago strip mall a day earlier, passers-by erected a memorial of five white crosses and flowers to the victims. (hard)
2a. You usually don't think to bring a bullet-proof vest to shop for clothes. Five white crosses outside a suburban Chicago strip mall says that might not be a bad idea. (soft)

Tarm, Michael. "Gunman Sought in Deadly Store Shooting." Washington Post Online. 3 Feb 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020300529_pf.html

3. After weeks of stalled talks, negotiators in the entertainment writers' strike have suddenly made "substantial progress" in their discussions, people with knowledge of the talks said yesterday, raising hopes in Hollywood that a settlement could come as early as this week.
3a. Reruns beware: Striking writers of our tremulous entertainment industry might finally have learned to, "talk it out."

Farhi, Paul and Lisa de Moraes. "Major Progress in Writers' Strike Talks
Deal." Washington Post Online. 3 Feb 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/02/02/AR2008020202390_pf.html


Originally Soft Ledes/Features

1. Poinsettias carpet the carefully tended gardens of Oaxaca's arch-ringed main plaza, where smoking wreckage and barricades stood just over a year ago. Local bands and marimbas have replaced the sound of explosions, and the smell of gasoline bombs and tear gas have given way to the scent of coffee and mole sauce, two of Oaxaca's specialties. (soft)
1a. Oaxaca's tourist culture makes a comeback after a year of leftist anti-government striking and violence, but its accustomed tourist crowds are slow to follow. (hard)

Stevenson, Mark. "Tourists Return To Oaxaca, Mexico." New York Daily News Online. 29 Jan 2008.http://breakingnews.nydailynews.com/dynamic/stories/T/TRAVEL_TRIP_MEXI

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2. Tucked into a valley 1,600 feet above sea level and framed by the purple-hued foothills of the Andes Mountains, the quaint northern Argentine town of Cafayate is home to some of the highest-altitude vineyards in the world. (soft)
2a. High-altitude Argentinean vineyards ideal setting for guests to drink, eat, and relax at Michel Torino's luxurious Wine Spa, located just outside of Cafayate. (hard)

Ramani, Sandra. "Wine Flourishes in Argentina." New York Daily News Online. 27 Jan 2008. http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/travel/2008/01/27/2008-01- 27_wine_flourishes_in_argentina-1.html

3. Edgar Freemantle made millions in the construction business and then was crushed nearly to death by one of his own cranes. But hey, that's Stephen King's world. (soft)
3a. Stephen King's new novel, Duma Key, bears a striking resemblance to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, but takes readers much longer to get through. (hard)

Hinckley, David. " 'Duma Key,' Stephen King's Latest, Is a Slow Read Indeed." New York Daily News Online. 2 Feb 2008. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/02/03/2008-02- 03_duma_key_stephen_kings_latest_is_a_slow_.html