Ukranie dreams of a Christmas free of gray men
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That Ukrainians will vote for their freedom this weekend is a coincidence of true perfection.
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Religious harmony is on full display in a year when Christmas and the Muslim holiday of Tabaski fall within days of each other.
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Politics: 11 October 2004, Monday. Bulgarian Kalotina border checkpoint will be reconstructed by Christmas.
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LOS ANGELES  - Barely a creature was  stirring in primetime on Christmas Eve. And on Christmas night,  more Americans were inclined to watch the Von Trapp family flee  the Nazis than revisit George Bailey's classic holiday season  meltdown.
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Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters partied in Kyiv's main square Thursday, erecting a Christmas tree and waving orange flags in a show of confidence as the Supreme Court heard final arguments on whether to overturn disputed election results.
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Latvian authorities have given residents something to cheer about when they invited them to cut their own Christmas trees for free -- only to be chased away by forest rangers.
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I wish you all happiness, good health and well-being. Let every Ukrainian family enjoy love and peace, home comfort and warm, as well as holiday mood.
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TIKRIT, Iraq, Dec. 25  -- The roaring bonfire licked the dark sky as Jennifer and Jeremiah Pray leaned closer to the pulsing warmth. Their faces glowing, their eyes bright, they relished their first Christmas Eve together in more than three years of marriage, not to mention the brief respite from the war going on around them.
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A British hotel chain is offering couples called Mary and Joseph a free night's stay over Christmas.
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Barely a creature was stirring in primetime on Christmas Eve. And on Christmas night, more Americans were inclined to watch the Von Trapp family flee the Nazis than revisit George Bailey's classic holiday season meltdown.
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Politics: 31 December 2004, Friday. Bulgarian troops in Diwaniyah will meet the New Year together with their fellow-soldiers from the Polish-led multinational division in Iraq.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Orthodox believers and met Santa on the Russian Christmas Day Monday, as United States presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton claimed Putin had no soul.
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Eastern Europe's lions in winter have rediscovered their roar. When Ukraine descended into postelection chaos this week, the most stirring pleas for a peaceful resolution came not from Washington but from Warsaw and Prague.
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Even if it is February, it's Christmas time in the home of Marine Lance Cpl. Victor Oseto.
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Across the country, initiatives are sprouting to push commerce out of Christmas and focus on tradition.
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Three weeks ago, the talk was of family reunions, cold beer and Hogmanay parties as the soldiers of the Black Watch turned their thoughts to going home for Christmas.