Rainier Ehrhardt/August Chronicle, AP
Harrison Baggs, 2, left, cries as he and his brother, Hunter Baggs, 5, pose for photos with Santa Claus in Augusta, Ga. You write the cutline.

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1. Harrison bawls when Santa whispers in his ear that he had been a bad boy, but due to the economic crisis, even coal prices had risen to the point where he would instead be getting a lump of his daddy's worthless 401K statements -- Kendramama.
2. Cut production staff in half by laying off 350 elves, Congress denied the Northpole bail out plan, the reigndeer are boycotting until they receive affordable health care, Mrs. Clause has developed a drinking problem. And we wonder why. Why has Santa resorted to kidnapping? -- Nic.
3. "Mom! Santa said he wouldn't give me a bailout package!" -- A Token D.

HM: CindyH

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