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Nov 23, 2009
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news' peg"




1. a news story that forms the basis of or justification for a feature story, editorial, political cartoon, or the like.
2. the reference in a feature story, editorial, or the like, to the newsworthy event that underlies or justifies it. Also called peg.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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