US Marks Holiday With Parades, Football
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Tim O&#39;Connor decided tired arms were a small price to pay so his 4-year-old grandsons could get a bird&#39;s eye view of a giant yellow sponge with a red tie.
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President Bush on Thursday said Thanksgiving is a day when Americans are grateful for their families and friends, the many gifts of America and freedom.
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They partied in the streets yesterday in the Dominican Republic, where the president declared a national holiday after Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero won the American League MVP award in an election that featured four Dominicans, including Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, among the top five finishers.
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Millions of Americans will be looking forward Thursday to turkey with all the trimmings to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. But for US retailers, the holiday is much more than a festive meal.
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'Tis the day before Christmas and all through D.C.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 4--It's Super Bowl Sunday, 2014.   Hotels charging triple their usual rate are booked solid from San Francisco to Monterey. Great America has cranked up Psycho Mouse in winter for the first time.
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Now this was a Holiday Bowl to remember.
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BAGHDAD, July 4 -- As U.S. troops in some bases marked the Fourth of July holiday, two Americans were reported killed in separate incidents, one when a helicopter went down in Nineveh province north of Baghdad and the second during combat operations in southern Baghdad.
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Some war veterans in the Green Bay area were offended Sunday when the Packers flew the US flag at half-staff at Lambeau Field in honor of the late Reggie White, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported Tuesday.
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Thanksgiving 2004 was marked in different ways across the United States on Thursday. Delays caused by bad weather hampered travel for many of the 37 million people estimated to be on the move for the holiday.
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CHENGDU, China - Americans get up for the big events - the Olympics, for instance, or the Super Bowl.
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Columbus Day is again upon us. A parade. Balloons. Cops. Violence. Recrimination.
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There could be some discord during the Tournament of Roses Parade as demonstrators promise to raise issues during the holiday spectacle that has been going on for more than a century. Human rights advocates plan to protest a float honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and anti-war activists, including "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan, intend to rally for peace.
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When it comes to spending the holiday season abroad, many foreigners are excited to participate in the customs of their host country.
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President Bush on Friday called several people serving in the U.S. military to thank them for their service and wish them happy holidays.
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Holiday shopping got off to a flying start in the United States this weekend.
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Tuesday was a holiday that isn't marked on most calendars sold in the U-S: Ukranian Independence Day.