White Roses, Candles Bring in Solemn New Year
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PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.
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By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Candles and fireplaces are especially popular during the holidays, which means it's time for some safety reminders.
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Religious, secular, inclusive, traditional: It's turning out to be an intense year in the debate over how to celebrate.
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There was no celebrating a traditional matchup in the Rose Bowl &#151; at least by the participants. Those associated with the game are overjoyed. Southern California and Michigan will meet New Year's Day in the granddaddy of 'em all, with each playing in the game for the third time in four years.
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A moment of hesitation and social uncertainty hits all of us at this time of year, when we&#39;re about to exchange the greetings of the season.
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Pope John Paul ushered in the New Year with special prayers for the victims of the Asian tsunami on Saturday, the Catholic Church's World Day of Peace.
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The New Year's Eve celebrations in the small community of Paraiba do Sul will honor a figure the town's mayor says hasn't been honored anywhere else in the West &#151; the late Yasser Arafat.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday today, lighting a candle for peace in his window before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiffâs frail health.
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The recent rhetoric from the Middle East - hopeful and constructive from both sides of the divide - provides a glimmer of hope that Palestinians and Israelis may agree on new and peaceful borders in the coming new year.
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New Year celebrations across Southeast Asia will be turned into remembrance services for those killed or affected by the quake and tsunamis, with some events canceled outright.
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Iraqis were out all day on New Year's Eve buying cakes, balloons, party decorations and new clothes to celebrate the holiday in the hope of a more peaceful 2008.
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On Francois Mitterrand's grave,  one wreath stands out among those marking last month's  anniversary of his death. Bigger than all others, it is made up  of dozens of roses and a label saying simply "Segolene Royal."
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PASADENA, Calif. - Llamas have waited 15 years to appear in the Rose Parade. On New Year's Day, 18 of the animals and their owners will stroll down Colorado Boulevard.
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By Geri Parlin, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 17--Candlelight home tours, jolly old elves and the jingle of bells are on my mind.
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Later up to 50,000 residents, wearing white roses in a symbol of reconciliation, gathered in the city's historic heart to light candles in memory of all victims of war.
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A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates. It's New Year's Eve in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Bells gently tolled as Ukrainian and foreign dignitaries on Wednesday commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Nazi massacre of Jews at the Babi Yar ravine, placing flower-encircled candles at the foot of a giant monument to the tens of thousands of victims.