Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wednesday Open Thread

“Silver Bells” is a classic Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. The lyric is unusual for a Christmas song in that it describes the festival in the city and not a rural setting. Silver Bells was first … Continue reading

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President Obama and Vice President Biden participate in a ceremony marking the return of the United States Forces-Iraq Colors

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John Boehner, House “WEEPER” Reacts To Latest GOP Tea Party Directives To Reject Payroll Tax Cuts

The House on Tuesday rejected a bipartisan Senate compromise to extend a payroll tax cut for two months, along with unemployment benefits, plunging Washington on the eve of Christmas into uncertainty about the fate of the tax cut enjoyed by … Continue reading

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Tuesday Open Thread

“Jingle Bells” is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn of 1857. Even though it … Continue reading

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A Look Back In History: The King Family’s First Christmas Without Dr. Martin Luther King

Hat tip Joy Hewitt To mark the holidays last year, we pulled our oldest Christmas-themed episode down from the shelf and posted a 1968 story called “What Christ Looked Like.” As odd as that piece seems by today’s television standards, … Continue reading

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Monday Open Thread

“White Christmas” is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of … Continue reading

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Breaking News: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died

North Korean television announced in a “special broadcast” that its leader Kim Jong Il has died in Pyongyang, the AP reports. Kim’s death was announced Monday from the state capital of Pyongyang. He reportedly suffered a stroke in 2008, but … Continue reading

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Iraq: The Last US Troops Leave the Country

Obama Campaign Promise – October 27, 2007

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Sunday Open Thread

“What Child Is This?” is a popular Christmas carol written in 1865. At the age of twenty-nine, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went … Continue reading

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Saturday Open Thread

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. Ray was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm & blues, … Continue reading

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