White House Christmas Tree Arrives
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An 18 1/2-foot Christmas tree, pulled by a horse-drawn wagon, arrived Monday at the North Portico, marking the official start of holiday decorating at the White House.
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By CHRIS BEARDSHAW  GARDENING   CHRISTMAS trees aren't the only plants to bring some sparkle to the party season.   Exotic houseplants make perfect festive gifts and fill rooms with a starburst of scent and colour - so long as they are looked after.
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Authorities reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after a suspicious package was found in a park across the street.
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Now that the Thanksgiving feast is over, many people are getting ready to deck the halls and put up their Christmas tree. Some Christmas tree farmers are working even harder to compete with artificial trees.
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President Bush sneaked over to Baghdad to meet him last month. Now he plans to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the White House for the first time.
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President Bush will have to clear space on a couple of White House end tables for the gift commemorating his second inauguration &#151; a pair of hand-cut, crystal hurricane lamps engraved with a likeness of the nation's mansion.
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Shopping for Christmas presents at  the local mall and watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on  television are an integral part of this holiday season for most  Americans. But there is one tradition that seems to be slipping  away: A real tree.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- at least at that columned, white mansion on Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
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President Bush arrived in Iraq today on an unannounced visit, the White House said. The president stopped in Iraq en route to an economic summit in Australia and ahead of a briefing in Washington next week by the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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HOUSTON, Texas The crew aboard the International Space Station is getting a special Christmas delivery -- and not a moment too soon.
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HONOLULU - A shortage of Christmas trees in Hawaii has raised prices to more than $200 each, drawing complaints from cost-conscious shoppers who are eager to buy trees before the holiday.
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Renee McDonald remembers the Christmas trees of her youth: spindly, fake and out of a box. They were hard to put up, and they just didn&#39;t smell right.
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US president George W. Bush arrivedhere Tuesday morning to begin his much-anticipated first working visit to Canada. Bush, accompanied by US Secretary of State Colin Powell and
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Faced with the growing tide of imported Christmas trees, Mexico has set a goal of growing its own. It's not so much a nationalistic stance as a tacit acknowledgment that the Christmas tree, once alien to Mexican tradition, is here to stay.
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FOXBOROUGH - It's akin to waking up on Christmas morning and discovering the present you've always dreamed of - but never dared to ask for - is under the tree.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 22, 2004 - NEW YORK - The lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center is widely televised, but there are other New York holiday traditions, like getting the ho-ho-ho out of town. As romantic holiday gifts go, what could be better than a bag packed for the tropics and a pair of plane tickets to get there?
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The lawn outside 5751 Cabinwood Court was deep green, even for December, and freshly trimmed. Two weeping cherry tree saplings silently stood guard, and the black mail box near the street awaited its first delivery.