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Good morning, little fella! (Hi to you, too, JL).

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STAFFERS at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations are fuming because they weren't given the day off on Friday in honor of Ronald Reagan's state funeral. A tipster says they were shocked to receive a memo informing them they had to come into work.

"Morale has now sunk to its lowest level since 9/11," says one feather-bedding source. The spy blames the decision on "a liberal staffer whom many believe is trying to snub the former president."

In a fit of patriotic fervor, many staffers planned to show their disgust by refusing to lend a hand in the mission's long-scheduled move over the weekend to an office building a few blocks away. (Page Six)