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Tonight, family finances take another big hit as the value of our homes fall sharply and the cost of driving goes through the roof 아주 높이 오르다. I’m Katie Couric. Also tonight, the political odd 이상한, 묘한 couple. John McCain and President Bush. McCain taps into ~을 활용하다 the president’s money-raising power, but prefers not to be seen with him in public.

 

Better news for a change about childhood obesity 비만 thanks to programs like this. And an exclusive look inside the Asian mob 마피아 bringing America everything from counterfeit 위조의, 가짜의 cash to bogus Viagra. This is the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

 

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Meet Chris Yeager. He’s an event planner in Los Angeles putting on fancy bashes <속어> 거대한 파티 for movie studios and corporations. But since the economy has cooled off 식다, 가라앉다, so have the parties and the budgets. That’s forced Yeager to cut down on 줄이다 expensive items like flowers. “And did you get me a better price?” He’s also had to cut some of his staff. “I am hiring less people and I’m also thinking smarter, how I can do with less people.”

 

“I am on the phone, trying to get work.” Joanne O’Brien was one of the first people Yeager would call to help with his parties. He’s hiring less, so she’s working less. “I had to completely blow 낭비하다 through my savings. I have no savings left.”

 

O’Brian cancelled her gym membership, skips the movies on Friday nights and walks to work to save on gas. She also cut out trips to this upscale 돈 많은 소비자의 마음에 드는 beauty salon. “When I talk to people, they are cutting back.” Where Megan Gibbons used to do her eyebrows. She’s seeing fewer customers and less tip money. “I am making coffee at home instead of buying it when I get to work. And I bring my lunch. I try to bring my lunch everyday.”

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