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Senate's Fight Over Christmas
Schedule Still Going

'Sacrilegious,' says Jim DeMint; 'Sanctimonious,' says Harry Reid

Dec 15, 2010 5:23 PM CST

Senate's Fight Over Christmas Schedule Still Going

'Sacrilegious,' says Jim DeMint; 'Sanctimonious,' says Harry Reid
(Newser) - The Senate may be too busy to get done everything it needs to get done by Christmas, but senators aren't too busy to argue about working the holiday. Today's latest, from Politico :
  • Jim DeMint: “We shouldn’t be jamming a major arms control treaty up against Christmas; it’s
... More »

Reid: Senate Can
Work Past Christmas

GOP accuses Reid of dissing holiday

Dec 15, 2010 6:38 AM CST

Reid: Senate Can Work Past Christmas

GOP accuses Reid of dissing holiday
(Newser) - Senators dreaming of Christmas turkey should be thinking more about lame duck, Harry Reid warns. The majority leader says that after the tax cut deal is passed, he wants to address the START treaty, the DREAM Act, health care for 9/11 first responders, and the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal,... More »

Megachurch Targets 'Grinch Stores' That Ignore Christmas

Baptist pastor won't tolerate 'minority voices'

Dec 10, 2010 2:19 AM CST

Megachurch Targets 'Grinch Stores' That Ignore Christmas

Baptist pastor won't tolerate 'minority voices'
(Newser) - A Dallas megachurch is getting downright Black Peter and landing like a ton of coal on stores that aren't celebrating Christmas. "Politically correct" establishments shying away from the Christian holiday get no peace and goodwill from the First Baptist Church . Instead, Pastor Robert Jeffress has launched a " Grinch... More »

Macy's Santa Claus
Canned for Naughty Joke

Union Square Santa was legendary in San Francisco, had gig for 20 years

Dec 7, 2010 10:11 AM CST

Macy's Santa Claus Canned for Naughty Joke

Union Square Santa was legendary in San Francisco, had gig for 20 years
(Newser) - John Toomey has been telling the same mischievous joke to his adult visitors for the 20 years he's been playing Santa Claus at a San Francisco Macy's—but this year, it got him fired. "When I ask the older people who sit on my lap if they've been good... More »

OPINION

 Facebook May Kill 
 Christmas Letters 

... but there's a way to save them

Dec 5, 2010 11:54 AM CST

Facebook May Kill Christmas Letters

... but there's a way to save them
(Newser) - As Francine Kiefer sat down to write her annual Christmas letter this year, it struck her that friends and family already knew all the stuff she was putting down on paper—courtesy of Facebook. Looks like the days of this annual rite might be numbered, she laments in the Christian ... More »

 Christmas Caroling: 
 Quaint Tradition 
 Begun By Drunks 

Also, Santa? Didn't start out being so jolly

Dec 5, 2010 8:48 AM CST

Christmas Caroling: Quaint Tradition Begun By Drunks

Also, Santa? Didn't start out being so jolly
(Newser) - Cheerful church groups love Christmas caroling, but the tradition was actually started by a bunch of lushes. Back when "Christmas" was actually a celebration of the winter solstice, poor carolers would go from house to house singing ... and also threatening to break windows if they were not plied with... More »

 Merry Christmas! 
 Jersey Billboard 
 Takes on God 

Atheists battle Catholics in ad war

Dec 3, 2010 2:04 AM CST

Merry Christmas! Jersey Billboard Takes on God

Atheists battle Catholics in ad war
(Newser) - Just in time for Christmas ... a giant New Jersey billboard is challenging the existence of God. "You know it's a myth," says the atheist ad that appears over the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, featuring an image of the Magi traveling to a nativity scene. "This season,... More »

'12 Days of Christmas' Gifts Will Cost You $97K

Gold prices push the cost of 5 rings to $650

Nov 29, 2010 6:53 AM CST

'12 Days of Christmas' Gifts Will Cost You $97K

Gold prices push the cost of 5 rings to $650
(Newser) - If your true love gives you everything from 12 drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree this year, he or she will have shelled out $96,824. That’s up 10.8% from last year, the AP reports. High gold prices pushed the cost of five gold rings... More »

 Christmas Is Here... 
 Way Too Early 

Six signs that the holiday season has gotten too impatient

Nov 21, 2010 9:34 AM CST

Christmas Is Here... Way Too Early

Six signs that the holiday season has gotten too impatient
(Newser) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... even though we're not yet past Thanksgiving. The Week pores through local papers to find six tales of Christmas coming too early this year:
  • It's never too early for eggnog lattes: In Seattle , at least one Starbucks started selling seasonal drinks right
... More »

'Christmas' Saviors: We're Winning the War

This year, Dick's Sporting Goods is target of boycott

Nov 19, 2010 1:30 PM CST

'Christmas' Saviors: We're Winning the War

This year, Dick's Sporting Goods is target of boycott
(Newser) - Dick's Sporting Goods gets the unlucky honor of being this year's villain in the “War on Christmas” campaign. The American Family Association has singled it out for a boycott this holiday season because the chain is “against” the holiday, reports Advertising Age . One of its offenses is having... More »

 Town Wants All 
 145K Residents 
 in Holiday Card 

Naperville, Illinois, hoping to squeeze everyone into a photo

Nov 19, 2010 10:09 AM CST

Town Wants All 145K Residents in Holiday Card

Naperville, Illinois, hoping to squeeze everyone into a photo
(Newser) - The town of Naperville, Ill., has some pretty grand plans for this year's holiday card: It wants every single resident—that's 145,000 people—to appear on it. The town's mayor has invited the Chicago suburb's residents to pose for a photo next Friday at a time very convenient for... More »

 Psst, Santa,  
 Kids Want Tech, Not Toys

iPhones, iPads trump traditional wishes

Oct 27, 2010 3:00 PM CDT

Psst, Santa, Kids Want Tech, Not Toys

iPhones, iPads trump traditional wishes
(Newser) - Forget Barbie and GI Joe—Christmas lists these days are much more likely to be topped by an iPhone or iPad, the Telegraph reports. The iPhone 4, iPod Touch, and iPad were the top three most desired toys, according to the latest Duracell Toy Report. The report, ironically enough, features... More »

 Abortion Storm 
 Erupts Over 
 'Ultrasound' 
 Jesus Ad 

Fetus with halo is 'pro-life,' charge critics

Jun 10, 2010 6:17 AM CDT

Abortion Storm Erupts Over 'Ultrasound' Jesus Ad

Fetus with halo is 'pro-life,' charge critics
(Newser) - With 197 days left until Christmas, a planned holiday ad showing Jesus in the womb has triggered a new abortion controversy in Britain. The "Ultrasound Jesus" ad, set to appear on billboards in December, shows a fetus with a halo and announces: "He's on his way: Christmas starts... More »

Bomber Report Out Today a Shocker: Jones

Yemen confirms attacker met Awlaki; explosives Nigerian

Jan 7, 2010 7:53 AM CST

Bomber Report Out Today a Shocker: Jones

Yemen confirms attacker met Awlaki; explosives Nigerian
(Newser) - The public will feel “a certain shock” at the security failures outlined in the unclassified report on the Christmas Day attack being released today, says national security adviser Jim Jones. In an interview with USA Today , Jones doesn’t downplay the miscues, saying President Obama is “legitimately and... More »

 Subplots 
 to Watch 
 at Obama's 
 Terror Meeting 

How tough will the president be on himself and his staff?

Jan 5, 2010 10:33 AM CST

Subplots to Watch at Obama's Terror Meeting

How tough will the president be on himself and his staff?
(Newser) - President Obama meets with his security chiefs today to dissect the failed Christmas terror plot—and deflect criticism over his initial, tepid response. Politico breaks down the burning questions:
  • Do heads roll? Janet Napolitano and Michael Leiter have both been mentioned as possible sacrifices, but insiders increasingly doubt that Obama’
... More »

SLIDESHOW

 Christmas Storm Slaps US 

The weather outside is frightful, snarling travel and knocking power out

Dec 25, 2009 10:13 AM CST

Christmas Storm Slaps US

The weather outside is frightful, snarling travel and knocking power out
(Newser) - A fierce Christmas storm dumped more snow and ice across the nation's midsection today after stranding travelers as highways and airports closed and leaving many to celebrate the holiday just where they were. Meteorologists predicted the slow-moving storm would glaze highways in the East with ice through Christmas night and... More »

bah, humbug

 Things Not to Love 
 About Christmas 

Shopping, fruitcake, eggnog, carols ... no, thanks

Dec 25, 2009 9:51 AM CST

Things Not to Love About Christmas

Shopping, fruitcake, eggnog, carols ... no, thanks
(Newser) - Peace on earth is all well and good, but this whole business of needing "a little Christmas" has gotten out of hand, grouses Dodai Stewart of Jezebel . She lists 10 things that are rubbing her the wrong way:
  • Eggnog: "Disgusting."
  • Fruitcake: "See previous item."
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 Pope Delivers  
 Christmas Blessing 
 Despite Fall 

Cardinal fractures hip in Christmas Eve assault by woman

Dec 25, 2009 8:03 AM CST

Pope Delivers Christmas Blessing Despite Fall

Cardinal fractures hip in Christmas Eve assault by woman
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI delivered his traditional Christmas Day blessing today, looking tired and unsteady but otherwise fine hours after being knocked down by a woman who jumped the barrier at the start of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican said the 82-year-old Benedict was unhurt in the fall and... More »

OPINION

Holiday Greetings Should Come From the Hand

Lousy handwriting is no excuse for e-cards, writes Meghan Daum

Dec 24, 2009 10:46 AM CST

Holiday Greetings Should Come From the Hand

Lousy handwriting is no excuse for e-cards, writes Meghan Daum
(Newser) - Meghan Daum is sick of receiving e-cards with dancing Santas and singing snowmen instead of real Christmas cards, and she's got a theory why people are sending so many of them. It's not laziness or a wish to save paper, it's because too many people—including herself—have let the... More »

 Sasha, Malia Dish on 
 White House Christmas 

Obamas tell kid patients of 26 trees; 'presents not under each one'

Dec 23, 2009 8:29 AM CST

Sasha, Malia Dish on White House Christmas

Obamas tell kid patients of 26 trees; 'presents not under each one'
(Newser) - The first family—minus the president, but plus the first dog—talked about their first White House Christmas yesterday, but Michelle Obama wouldn’t spill any secrets on what’s waiting for Barack under the tree. Malia told patients at the Children’s National Medical Center about the 26 trees... More »

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