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Christmas card stories: 4 news summaries

RNC Hopeful Sends Out 'Barack the Magic Negro'

Saltsman puts Obama
song on holiday CD

Dec 27, 08 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A candidate for chair of the Republican National Committee has included a song called “Barack the Magic Negro” in a Christmas mailing, the Hill reports. Chip Saltsman said, “RNC members have the good humor and good sense to recognize” that the song, written by Paul Shanklin and sung... More »

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Barack Obama • RNC • Rush Limbaugh • Christmas card • Chip Saltsman • Paul Shanklin • David Ehrenstein • Barack the Magic Negro

 Happy Holidays, the Hef Way 

Christmas card features twins who traded mug shots for topless pix

Dec 24, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Leave it to Hugh Hefner to send out X-rated holiday cards. The Playboy founder’s greetings feature his twin "girlfriends" topless, reports Us magazine. In his signature robe, Hef is flanked by Karissa and Kristina Shannon “wearing” body-painted shirts with “Hef” emblazoned across their breasts. The pair... More »

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celebrity • Playboy • holiday card • Christmas card • Hugh Hefner

Xmas Cards Reflect
Country's Somber Mood 

Glitzy cards picturing holiday excess are out; simple and traditional is in

Dec 6, 08 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Greeting card companies have noticed a big shift in what Americans want from their season’s greetings this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. As economic worries mount, glitzy holiday cards have fallen out of favor fast. Designers have made this year's cards more traditional, deepening reds and greens and... More »

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Hallmark • Christmas • holiday card • Christmas card • greetings cards • financial crisis • holiday season

Joker Sends Holiday Cards From Afterlife

88-year-old pulls
one last prank on
family and friends

Dec 25, 07 1:37 PM CST
(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... More »

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death • prank • holiday • Christmas • holiday card • Chet Fitch • Christmas card

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