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Bush counts down with crowd to light National Christmas Tree for final time before term ends
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — For the final time as president, George W. Bush led the countdown Thursday night to lighting the nearly 42-foot Christmas tree that overlooks the White House. "Everybody join. Five, four, three, two, one," Bush shouted along...Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Religious Festivals, Government, Gardens and Parks, Christmas
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Send your Christmas emails to Santa
Sun-Sentinel.comEmail Santa! Tell the big guy what you want for Christmas this year. We'll send your messages on to Santa and post them here for your loved ones to see. To submit your letter, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and age with each letter. Kids,...Tags: Dressing and Stuffing, New York Times, Thanksgiving, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Coral Gables
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Christmas tree facts and figures
The Associated PressThe percentage of trees bought from chain stores has been steadily growing over the past four years, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Here are some Christmas tree facts: Where trees were bought (2007): • Chain store: 23...Tags: Christmas, Religious Festivals
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Bands delay albums, leave music labels in lurch
The Wall Street JournalAs recently as last month, Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M Records planned to release five major albums by superstar acts during the critical holiday shopping season. Improbably, "Chinese Democracy" -- the magnum opus that Guns N' Roses...Tags: Apple Inc., Corporate Performance, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Eminem, Company Information
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Big-box stores cash in on trees
The Associated PressAs Christmas traditions go, this one's big. Every year, the Proeber family traipses through the fields of central Illinois searching for the perfect Christmas tree before breaking out the saw, tying their selection to the roof of their car and hauling it...Tags: Norman Rockwell, Chevy Chase, Religious Festivals, Sales, Dining and Drinking
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A Grand Entrance
We have built no national temple but the Capitol," U.S. Rep. Rufus Choate of Massachusetts said in 1833. "We consult no common oracle but the Constitution."
Now America's "temple" has a new front door, just in time for the millions of visitors expected...Tags: George Washington, Heads of State, Thomas Jefferson, Sculpture, Government
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Holiday decorating 1-2-3
Tribune reporterHo ho hum, you might be thinking. This year, perhaps, is not the year for singing Santas on the lawn. Not the winter you'll be pulling out all the bells and moose calls. Over-the-top was, well, so 1980s. This here is quite the other way around—'08...Tags: House and Home, Christmas, Religious Festivals, Des Plaines, Goodman Theatre
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What to know before buying (another?) tree stand
Tribune reporterIt is among the mysterious contents of the attic, or the crawl space, that seem to multiply somehow there in the dark. Once, you had only one. Now, perhaps, you have, oh, three, or four, or maybe even five. It is because every year you think, this is it,...Tags: Christmas, Bill Clinton, The White House, Religious Festivals, George Lucas
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Around Florida for Nov. 30
Tallahassee The Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park presents a Camellia Christmas from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The event features a candlelight stroll, Christmas music, apple cider and cookies, and a silent auction to benefit the park. Admission is free...Tags: Religious Festivals, Festive Event, Gardens and Parks, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking
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Faith & Values calendar
Aviva My Love, Israeli film about a mother who learns screenwriting, 3 p.m. today at The Tradition of the Palm Beaches, 4696 Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach. Presented by Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. Cost: $5. Program of Lessons and Carols for...Tags: University of Miami, Anglican, Religious Festivals, Colleges and Universities, Judaism
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Making sense of the meaning of life
Iwas crammed into a middle seat. The guy in front was practically in my lap, and I had my arms drawn in tightly as I pecked furiously on the keyboard. God glanced over. "What are you working on?" He asked. "A column," I said. "About you, in fact." He... -
Travel deal: Titanic New Year
Branson, Mo., is home to "Titanic: The World's Largest Interactive Titanic Museum & Exhibition," and, for one night, to the "Titanic Revisited" New Year's Eve Party at the Chateau on the Lake Resort & Spa. The gathering will feature Titanic-themed decor...Tags: New Year's, Personal Service
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