Topic: Christmas
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3 novels about family, crime, and love
In this week's fiction roundup, two girls try to hide the deaths of their parents, two American writers fall in love (at least in a novel), and an international bestseller explores the lengths a family will go to clean up after a crime.
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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5 crowd-pleasing holiday specials
Looking for something holiday-themed that the whole family will enjoy? These five specials have stood the test of time and will be loved by young and old alike.
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How well do you know global Christmas traditions? Take the quiz
Test your knowledge about how the Christmas holidays are celebrated from the Philippines to Mexico.
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Right click to harvest your crops in FarmVille
On Facebook, the online farming game FarmVille has millions planting, rotating crops, and raising livestock without the cleanup or the smell.
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Evergreens that liven up a drab winter landscape
Some great evergreens for the landscape, including a pine that isn't a pine and a fir that isn't a fir.
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New England's oldest elm tree to be chopped down
After surviving numerous bouts of Dutch elm disease, the 240-year-old Maine elm tree known as "Herbie" finally succumbs.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/07
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/06
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A family's seed-saving tradition
Saving seeds of favorite vegetables has long been a tradition in this family.
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What's behind North Korea's new 'peace offensive'?
While North Korea's New Year’s reconciliation message may be a sign of its willingness to return to six-party talks, it bears no clue as to whether the North would give up its nuclear program before attaining a number of other goals.
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Eco-renovation The unexpected joys (and expenses) of renovating an old house
When renovating a historic house, a homeowner learns to expect the unexpected. There will be a few trials and tribulations as well as joys.
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The unexpected joys (and expenses) of renovating an old house
When renovating a historic house, a homeowner learns to expect the unexpected. There will be a few trials and tribulations as well as joys.
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Holiday sales 2009: how the East Coast snowstorm helped
Data released Monday show that online holiday sales skyrocketed – probably because many people on the East Coast stayed home to shop on a snowy ‘Super Saturday.’
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In Pictures: The wide world of air travel
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All Kindle, all the time
Book headlines are starting to look like all Kindle, all the time.
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Last-minute Christmas shopping: is it a guy thing?
Last-minute Christmas shoppers packed stores Thursday. Surveys suggest the procrastinators are more likely to be men – and evolution may offer an explanation.
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Rajiv Shah takes helm of USAID as foreign aid is set to expand
Senate confirms Rajiv Shah, a food security expert, to head USAID, a key development agency. One task: help devise a strategy for infusion of new foreign aid to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/24
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Midwest's winter storm packs a wallop, vexing holiday travelers
Big winter storm galloping across the US has been blamed in three road deaths. Conditions are grounding flights in Minneapolis, other cities.
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Obama Hawaii-bound after getting Christmas wish on health care bill
'These are big reforms,' Obama said of the Senate health care bill approved Thursday, before fleeing snow-encased Washington for Hawaii.
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Early Christmas gift: US Army off-road vehicle built for Afghanistan
The first of 5,000 new off-road US Army vehicles arrived in Afghanistan this week. Custom made for the mountainous terrain, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle is lighter, and considered safer, than Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) used in Iraq.
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Senate health care vote: 'defining' moment or 'abomination'?
Seldom, if ever, in US history has the partisan divide on such a big legislative step been so stark. The 60-to-39 Senate health care vote along party lines may make it far more difficult for the Senate to work on issues that lie ahead.
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Israel lets 300 Gazan Christians travel to Bethlehem for Christmas
The Gaza Christians allowed to travel to Bethlehem starting Thursday make up less than half of the 750 who applied for permits, with Israel strictly limiting travel out of the Hamas-run territory.
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I vowed not to write another Bethlehem Christmas story
I joined a Christmas-story boycott group on Facebook. But here I am, standing in Bethlehem's Manger Square with loudspeakers blaring an Arabic disco version of 'Silent Night.' Let me explain.
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China decks the malls for Christmas shopping
Stores in China have embraced Christmas with music and decorations to celebrate what has become a major shopping holiday.
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In Pictures: Got your red hat?
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Runaway convert case: family issue or test of sharia law in US?
A Muslim girl who converted to Christianity in Ohio fled her family because she said she felt her life was in danger. A judge ruled Tuesday that the family must discuss their religious views, though they are not required to meet in person.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/22
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