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from the Washington City Paper:

	While tobacco bigwigs furiously backpedal, another group of
         commercial lobbyists is actively courting controversy. Having
         recently relocated to the District from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.,
         AMATRAP, the American Association of Trappers and Pelters,
         promises that the "First Annual Mink-In on the Mall" won't be the
         last. Disturbed by the amount of negative press the fur trade has
         received, industry spokesmen hope to woo the public with "From
         Cage to Couture," a multimedia presentation that will be
         accompanied by the processing of live minks into elegant cloaks
         and stoles. Register to win a cropped swing coat made before
         your eyes today from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on the south side of the Mall
         near the Smithsonian Metro stop. FREE. (202) 646-5669. (Leo
         Poil) 


 [this event is scheduled, however, for Tuesday April 1st]

-topper