Even the fittest might not survive &#39;Christmas&#39;
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In &quot;Surviving Christmas,&quot; Ben Affleck plays Drew Latham, a cocky, soulless advertising exec (do the movies know another kind?
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CAMP ISTIQLAAL, Iraq -- Even when you're a soldier far from home, a few of your buddies have died, and there's a chance you'll never return, Christmas must go on.
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A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer would have been a more reliable way to travel this holiday than the nation&#39;s airlines. While delays due to weather are unavoidable, it&#39;s hard to understand the numerous cancellations
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Holiday counter-programming is very much in evidence with the release of Blade: Trinity. It&#39;s unlikely that the film will become a Christmas tradition, which is precisely the point.
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A Frenchman lost his wife and three children. British honeymooners disappeared. Vacation getaways for Christmas, far from Europe&#39;s cold climate, turned into nightmares.
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For columnists around the world, Christmas is a time of extra good cheer. It&#39;s the time to write those silly columns that any columnist worth his salt can trundle out effortlessly.
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If you&#39;re bent on hanging mistletoe, take heed: US safety experts warn that serious injuries linked to falls rise during the holiday season.
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Comment is free: Mary Riddell: There is much hand-wringing over consumerism at Christmas. But poverty remains the real enemy
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New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.
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Want to make someone's Christmas really special this year? Consider a trip to outer space.
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With only four more shopping days until Christmas, it&#39;s the retailers -- not the shoppers -- who appear to be feeling frantic.
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A groping Santa, a drunken car chase, a bloody punchout. Festivities in Antarctica got a little out of hand this Christmas.
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THE UKâS biggest online retailer has admitted it will fail to deliver this yearâs hottest Christmas gift to many customers despite strongly indicating their presents would arrive in time for December 25.
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Road travellers may face delays on Christmas Eve as people prepare for a festive journey to or from home.
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Robert Zemeckis&#39; opulent big-screen rendition of Chris Van Allsburg&#39;s holiday best seller The Polar Express is so visually dazzling that it&#39;s the very definition of Christmas eye candy - and that&#39;s the problem.
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Hundreds of millions of Christians Saturday are celebrating Christmas, despite conflict, persecution and fear of terrorist attack.
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Researchers have some sobering news during this festive season: Americans are more likely to die on Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and on New Year&#39;s Day than on any other day of the year.