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  • May 2008

    • About-Face on Wright 'No Way to Start a Dialogue'

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 5, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      About-Face on Wright 'No Way to Start a Dialogue'

      Coming together “isn’t all it’s cracked up to be,” Gregory Rodriguez writes in the LA Times , and Barack Obama's attempt to start a national dialogue on race was foiled by an unlikely actor: Barack Obama. Jeremiah Wright "didn't really say anything new last week," Rodriguez argues. "He called Obama’s bluff.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • Thanksgiving  • reconciliation

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • 'Black Friday' Not Such a Deal

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Dec 28, 07 6:03 PM CST

      'Black Friday' Not Such a Deal

      With the holiday shop-fest all but over, the Boston Globe reports that the day after Thanksgiving doesn't always yield the best bargains, as consumers have been led to believe. The paper surveyed prices for 52 consumer-electronics products during the holiday shopping season—and found that only five were cheapest on "Black Friday." More »

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      holiday shopping  • Thanksgiving  • Black Friday

  • November 2007

    • Enchanted Set to Charm Holiday Box Office

      newser  |  Hollywood Reporter  |  Nov 23, 07 6:18 AM CST

      Enchanted Set to Charm Holiday Box Office

      All signs point to Disney ruling the Thanksgiving weekend box office as usual: Enchanted opened yesterday in 3,500 theaters, with promising reviews and strong prerelease viewer interest fueling projections of a $35M five-day holiday weekend gross. The Hollywood Reporter expects Enchanted to deal a heavy blow to Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, which targets a family crowd. More »

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      movie  • box office  • Disney  • Thanksgiving  • Stephen King

    • Cowboys Ground Jets in Big Way

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 22, 07 10:57 PM CST

      Cowboys Ground Jets in Big Way

      Quarterback Tony Romo had two touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys stifled the New York Jets' offense in a 34-3 Thanksgiving day victory in Texas Stadium. Terrell Owens was "held" to six catches and a TD, while Marion Barber and Julius Jones combined for 167 yards rushing, as Dallas improved to 10-1 for the first time in franchise history. More »

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      NFL  • Dallas Cowboys  • New York Jets  • Tony Romo  • Thanksgiving  • Terrell Owens  • pro football

    • Time to Stop Blaming the Turkey

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Nov 22, 07 3:22 PM CST

      Time to Stop Blaming the Turkey

      It's time to stop blaming the tryptophan for your post-feast snooze, says LiveScience Bad Medicine columnist Christopher Wanjek. The chemical, found in turkey, does affect sleep, but cheddar cheese is also packed with it and doesn't get the same bad rap. The real Turkey Day culprit is the "combination of booze, bad conversation, and a carbohydrate-heavy meal," he says.  More »

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      Thanksgiving  • insulin  • carbs  • serotonin  • turkey

    • Meet Tom, Your New Pet

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 22, 07 11:02 AM CST

      Meet Tom, Your New Pet

      This is generally not the best of days for turkeys, though some have it better than others. The New York Times takes a look at several families who have spared turkeys the knife—by adopting them. "I instantly, totally fell in love, and now I just want to stay home with them," says one adoptive mother of two birds. More »

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      pets  • Thanksgiving

    • Hpy Thxgvng: Text Your Troops

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Nov 22, 07 7:06 AM CST

      Hpy Thxgvng: Text Your Troops

      A college freshman has helped the Department of Defense launch a project to send text messages of support to US troops, reports ABC. Cell companies are backing the "Giving Thanks" initiative, allowing participants to send free messages to the number 8-9-2-7-9 until midnight Thanksgiving Day. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • soldier  • Defense Department  • text messaging  • Thanksgiving

    • Why Airlines Lose Your Bags

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 21, 07 5:26 PM CST

      Why Airlines Lose Your Bags

      On the busiest single travel day of the year, the New York Times explores why the odds of your bags arriving safely at the carousel of your destination are still declining, despite costly efforts at many airlines to improve performance. So far this year, airlines have  misplaced one bag out of every 138, compared to one in 155 last year.  One culprit in lost baggage is apparently dirty barcode printer heads for the automatic sorting systems. More »

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      American Airlines  • luggage  • Thanksgiving

    • Passé the Turkey

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 21, 07 3:07 PM CST

      Passé the Turkey

      Don't expect the kids home for Thanksgiving. Young adults are increasingly spending the holiday with their buddies instead of their families, the Christian Science Monitor reports, due in large part to the longer distances between where Gen-Yers live and where they were raised. A 2006 poll found 8% of Americans took the turkey-with-friends route last year. More »

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      family  • Thanksgiving  • Generation Y

    • Talks to End Strike Flop on Broadway

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 19, 07 4:50 AM CST

      Talks to End Strike Flop on Broadway

      The lights of the Great White Way remain dark after talks to end the nine-day strike by Broadway stagehands broke off last night when producers abruptly walked out of negotiations. The 27 shows affected by the strike are now canceled through Nov. 25, costing Broadway the lucrative Thanksgiving weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      New York City  • theater  • strike  • Broadway  • Thanksgiving  • Broadway producers

    • Take the Turkey Escape Route

      newser  |  Forbes Traveler  |  Nov 16, 07 12:09 PM CST

      Take the Turkey Escape Route

      If a day of cooking, arbitrating between warring family members, and washing dishes doesn't sound like a holiday to you, make it a vacation for the whole family by getting out of town. Forbes Traveler recommends Blackberry Farms in Tennessee, a farmhouse resort whose Thanksgiving festivities include a turkey fry, gingerbread house workshop, and bonfires with storytellers. More »

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      holiday  • Thanksgiving  • holiday travel  • Thanksgiving travel  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    • Thanksgiving Travel to Increase

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 15, 07 3:51 PM CST

      Thanksgiving Travel to Increase

      Some 38.7 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, despite a spike in gas prices of 90 cents over last year, travel group AAA announced today. Of those hitting the road to visit friends and family, 31.2 million will drive, a 1.5% increase from last year. More »

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      oil price  • Thanksgiving  • Thanksgiving travel

    • Travelers May Spend Thanksgiving on the Runway

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 13, 07 4:08 PM CST

      Travelers May Spend Thanksgiving on the Runway

      A 4% increase in holiday passengers will likely cause lengthy delays, the airline industry warned yesterday—bad news for those who miss connections and could wait 3 days for another flight. Though airlines have hired seasonal workers in the first staff expansion since 9/11, some 2.5 million passengers may travel next Wednesday, up from a typical 2.1 million, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      travel  • airline industry  • airline delays  • holiday  • Thanksgiving

  • September 2007

    • One Man’s Garbage Is Another's Thanksgiving

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 11, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      One Man’s Garbage Is Another's Thanksgiving

      Folks looking for food in a back alley these days might be “Freegans” - that’s “free” plus “vegan” - who are “opting out of capitalism in any way that we can,” one says. Their New York trash tours have already trained 14,000 people, all trying to dig out the routine waste of cast-off food. “We’re doing something that is really socially unacceptable,” says Madeline Nelson, an ex-Barnes and Noble exec. More »

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      New York City  • food  • Thanksgiving  • trash  • lifestyle  • vegan

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