1.0 link 147889 <![CDATA[Soap Operas Cut Costs, Susan Lucci's Salary Cut]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/02/soap-operas-cut-costs-sus_n_147889.html NEW YORK &mdash; The troubles that are part of imaginary life on daytime dramas are hitting those shows for real in the form of budget cuts and dismissals.

Salaries of "All My Children" regulars including longtime stars Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight and Ray MacDonnell are seeing their paychecks shrink as part of a cost-cutting policy being applied to all three of ABC's soaps, including "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital."

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