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  • July 2008

    • When Good Santas Turn Bad

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 4:04 AM CDT

      When Good Santas Turn Bad

      (Newser) - It may be summertime but things are still pretty frosty within one of the country's biggest organizations of Santa Clauses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Members of the Amalgamated Order of Real-Bearded Santas are accusing each other of profiteering and other naughty behavior. St. Nicks have been departing by the sleighful to sign up for splinter Santa groups. More »

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      Christmas  • rivalry  • Santa Claus  • organization

  • June 2008

    • Wonderful Life's Young George Dies

      Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      Wonderful Life's Young George Dies

      (Newser) - Bob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life , has died of cancer. He was 75. Growing up in Hollywood with Tinseltown relatives, he first appeared onscreen as a baby, the AP reports. At 7, he acted with Shirley Temple and in 1945 appeared in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn . But his most famous role was the outgoing, altruistic Georgie Bailey who grows up to be James Stewart in the popular classic. More »

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      movie  • film  • obituary  • death  • Christmas  • classic cinema

  • March 2008

    • Easter Defies Madison Avenue

      Slate  |  Mar 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Easter Defies Madison Avenue

      (Newser) - Christmas’ religious meaning is lost in a sea of advertising, parties, and major retail dollars, but Easter has resisted becoming a “consumerist nightmare”—and that’s because its Christian origins demand serious thought, writes James Martin in Slate . While “the Christmas story is easily reduced to pablum,” Easter’s story of crucifixion and resurrection is “relentlessly disconcerting,” Martin observes. More »

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      religion  • advertising  • Christianity  • Christmas  • holiday  • Jesus Christ  • Easter  • consumerism  • resurrection  • commercialism

  • December 2007

    • SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Dec 31, 07 5:02 AM CST

      SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

      (Newser) - The tiger escape that resulted in the death of a teenage boy at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day has unleashed a rash of staff complaints about long-term mismanagement of the institution by director Manuel Mollinedo, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Employees are leaving in droves, animals are dying, and zookeepers are being injured by their charges, workers point out. More »

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      Christmas  • San Francisco Zoo  • tiger mauling  • Manuel Mollinedo

    • Daughter & Lover Confess to Killing 6 in Family: Cops

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 3:53 AM CST

      Daughter & Lover Confess to Killing 6 in Family: Cops

      (Newser) - The daughter of a murdered couple and her boyfriend have confessed to killing the young woman's parents and four other relatives, according to police. Michele Anderson, 29, and her live-in lover gunned down Anderson's parents Christmas Eve at their home outside Seattle, police said. When Anderson's brother, his wife and two young children arrived, they were also shot dead to eliminate witnesses. More »

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      murder  • Christmas  • Seattle  • Washington  • confession  • Carnation, Wash.  • Joseph McEnroe

    • 'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 27, 07 5:28 PM CST

      'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      (Newser) - The North Pole is usually abuzz with activity this time of year, but the South Pole was rocked by a "drunken Christmas punch-up," between two men in a remote research station at the bottom of the world. The Guardian reports both men—one with a broken jaw—were airlifted out when US Antarctic headquarters found out about the booze-fueled brawl. More »

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      research  • Christmas  • Antarctica  • fight  • scientists

    • Joker Sends Holiday Cards From Afterlife

      Associated Press  |  Dec 25, 07 1:37 PM CST

      Joker Sends Holiday Cards From Afterlife

      (Newser) - Chet Fitch got the last laugh on family and friends again, this time from beyond the grave. The 88-year-old, who died in the fall, arranged to have 34 Christmas cards sent this year, all marked with a return address of Heaven. "I asked Big Guy if I could sneak back and send some cards," Fitch wrote. "At first he said no; but at my insistence he finally said, 'Oh well, what the heaven, go ahead but don't (dawdle) there.'" More »

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      death  • Christmas  • holiday  • prank  • holiday card

    • A Peaceful Xmas in Bethlehem

      CTV  |  Dec 25, 07 6:09 AM CST

      A Peaceful Xmas in Bethlehem

      (Newser) - This Christmas a huge number of tourists and pilgrims have made their way to Bethlehem, five miles south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The mayor of the town of Jesus' birth predicted at least 65,000 visitors this Christmas, quadruple the figure just two years ago, CTV reports. The slow peace process has revived tourism in the West Bank. "The atmosphere is better," said one shopkeeper. "There is relative calm, from the security standpoint." More »

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      Palestine  • West Bank  • Christmas  • Bethlehem

    • Pope Ushers in Christmas

      AFP  |  Dec 24, 07 8:02 PM CST

      Pope Ushers in Christmas

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas with a traditional midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, using his homily to speak out against the degradation of the environment and man's selfishness, reports Agence France Presse. The leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics lamented our "polluted world whose future is at risk," in an address broadcast worldwide. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Christmas  • Catholics

    • E-Cards Spread Holiday Cheer, Viruses

      USA Today  |  Dec 24, 07 7:44 PM CST

      E-Cards Spread Holiday Cheer, Viruses

      (Newser) - Online greeting cards are all the rage this holiday season. They're mostly free, and can feature funny, interactive subjects ranging from elf tossing to reindeer arm wrestling. E-cards are also delivered instantly, an advantage for the forgetful around Christmas. But traditional cards are still the preferred way to spread holiday cheer, with 20 paper cards sent out for every e-card, claims the Greeting Card Association. More »

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      Internet  • Christmas  • spam  • holiday  • computer virus  • spyware  • holiday card

    • 'I Don't Have Cancer,' Giuliani Reiterates

      Newsday  |  Dec 24, 07 5:24 PM CST

      'I Don't Have Cancer,' Giuliani Reiterates

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani sought to allay renewed concerns about his health today following his brief hospitalization last week. "I'm perfectly healthy. I don't have cancer," he said during a stop in Harlem. Giuliani, who checked into a St. Louis hospital because of a severe headache and flu symptoms, said doctors found no signs of a recurrence of the prostate cancer that ended his Senate campaign seven years ago. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • cancer  • Christmas  • poetry  • story

    • Retailers Await Last-Minute Gift From Shoppers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 24, 07 9:17 AM CST

      Retailers Await Last-Minute Gift From Shoppers

      (Newser) - Last-minute shoppers navigated long lines over the final pre-Christmas weekend, nudging retailers toward the modest growth in sales they’d expected. Deep discounts cut into profits, but retailers like Macy's and Kmart stayed open around the clock to accommodate shoppers, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The procrastinators finally got out there,” one consultant said. More »

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      retail sales  • Christmas  • holiday shopping  • online retailers  • Best Buy  • Macy's  • discounts

    • Rampaging Bad Santas Shut Down Movie Theater

      Stuff.co.nz  |  Dec 24, 07 2:47 AM CST

      Rampaging Bad Santas Shut Down Movie Theater

      (Newser) - What the ho? Moviegoing New Zealanders were forced out of a theater when some 50 drunken hooligans dressed as Santa invaded a cineplex, trashing posters and other property, shouting "Ho f---ing ho!" and setting off a fire alarm before running off. Police think the troublemakers were college students, but they couldn't be identified on security cameras through their hats and beards. More »

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      movie  • Christmas  • New Zealand  • Santa Claus  • cineplex

    • Docs Try to Diagnose Tiny Tim

      LiveScience  |  Dec 23, 07 3:39 PM CST

      Docs Try to Diagnose Tiny Tim

      (Newser) - Armchair physicians across the web are trying to solve one of literature’s greatest mysteries: what the heck was wrong with Tiny Tim? All we know is that Dickens’ wretch was a small, sick, crutch-wielder, who was prone to weakness and doomed unless ol’ Ebeneezer loosened his purse strings. It’s not much to go on, but LiveScience has found some credible theories. More »

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      Christmas  • kidney disease  • Rickets  • Charles Dickens

    • Queen of YouTube

      BBC  |  Dec 23, 07 8:24 AM CST

      Queen of YouTube

      (Newser) - Look who's using YouTube. The British Royals have just joined the ranks of YouTube users with the launch of a "Royal Channel" on the video-sharing Internet site that showcases recent and historical clips of the queen and her family. On Tuesday the queen will broadcast her 50th anniversary Christmas message on the channel, which she hopes will make the talk "more personal and direct," BBC reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • YouTube  • British royals  • Christmas  • Queen Elizabeth

    • Fateful 1963 Xmas Card Missing on Tour

      Reuters  |  Dec 22, 07 7:44 PM CST

      Fateful 1963 Xmas Card Missing on Tour

      (Newser) - Visitors on a White House Christmas tour have noticed something missing—a rare 1963 greeting card that John F. Kennedy signed before his fateful trip to Dallas, Reuters reports. President and Jacquelyn Kennedy signed fewer than 30 of the cards, which were never sent out. "They are the most rare pieces of presidential Christmas memorabilia today," said one historian. More »

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      White House  • Christmas  • John F. Kennedy  • Lyndon Johnson  • White House visitors

    • McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 22, 07 6:37 PM CST

      McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

      (Newser) - The parents of Madeleine McCann issued a video message today telling their daughter that "our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again" and pleading that anyone with information about her disappearance come forward. The video includes footage of the toddler unwrapping presents last year, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

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      Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Kate McCann  • Christmas  • Gerry McCann

    • Tree That Survived A-Bomb Sees 70th Christmas

      Associated Press  |  Dec 22, 07 1:10 PM CST

      Tree That Survived A-Bomb Sees 70th Christmas

      (Newser) - A Japanese soldier's Christmas tree has stayed with his family through dark times, and even survived the atomic bomb that killed his brother in Nagasaki. This year marks the 70th Christmas that Warren Nobuaki Iwatake has put up the fragile, three-foot tree, which he calls "a shining light, because it was a symbol of unity in my family." More »

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      Japan  • World War II  • Christmas  • Nagasaki

    • Starbucks Patrons Spread the Cheer

      Seattle Times  |  Dec 21, 07 5:02 PM CST

      Starbucks Patrons Spread the Cheer

      (Newser) - In what's being hailed as a true display of holiday goodwill, customers at a Starbucks in Marysville, Wash., have been "paying ahead"—paying for the next car in the drive-through order—in a “chain of cheer” more than 800 lattes long. The Seattle Times reports that the trend was started by an anonymous older woman who frequently treats those behind her. More »

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      Starbucks  • Christmas  • holiday

    • Calif. Rescue Was a 'Miracle'

      CNN  |  Dec 20, 07 1:03 PM CST

      Calif. Rescue Was a 'Miracle'

      (Newser) - When he heard the helicopter, Frederick Dominguez went running—and not a moment too soon. The helicopter was seconds from leaving the area when it spotted the barefoot running man, whose Christmas tree hunt had resulted in his family being stranded for three days on a snow-covered California mountain.  “It was nothing short of a miracle,” the paramedic on the copter told CNN. More »

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      California  • rescue  • Christmas  • miracle

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