Archives for December 2006

Ben Bova: What’s the ‘real’ secret of Santa Claus? You might be …

Published on 31 Dec 2006 at 5:05 pm. Comments Off.
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Ben Bova: What’s the ‘real’ secret of Santa Claus? You might be …Naples Daily News, FL - Dec 24, 2006By Ben Bova. It’s important that we find out who Santa Claus is, because he apparently has abilities that are far beyond those of a normal human being. …

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Christmas arrives early as Beadman plays Santa Claus

Published on 31 Dec 2006 at 1:53 am. Comments Off.
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Christmas arrives early as Beadman plays Santa ClausSydney Morning Herald, Australia - Dec 23, 2006… career-best form. At Randwick yesterday, the master horseman played Santa Claus, winning four of the first five races. The quartet …

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Confucius or Santa Claus in Chinese ‘cultural war’

Published on 30 Dec 2006 at 11:03 am. Comments Off.
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Confucius or Santa Claus in Chinese ‘cultural war’Andhra Cafe, India - Dec 27, 2006… cultural identity. ‘Confucius or Santa Claus?’ is the question posed by Internet forums and state media commentaries. As interest …

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Bishop visits Polk Episcopal to share origins of Santa Claus

Published on 29 Dec 2006 at 7:31 pm. Comments Off.
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Bishop visits Polk Episcopal to share origins of Santa ClausLeesville Daily Leader, LA - Dec 27, 2006… Nicholas. Santa Claus became commercialized when Coca-Cola released an ad campaign where Santa was a jolly fellow dressed in a red suit trimmed in fur. …

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Talk to Santa Claus 

Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 11:53 pm. Comments Off.
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Talk to Santa Claus If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or you’re a big kid yourself, try calling the “800″ phone number to listen to Santa Claus. He is very jolly and from Dec 13th - Dec 24th, there is a new message from Santa everyday.

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Santa Claus, presents stolen days before Christmas

Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 9:25 am. Comments Off.
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Santa Claus, presents stolen days before ChristmasAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 20 hours agoCANTON - A giant inflatable Santa Claus and a snowman were stolen from the front lawns of two Haywood County residents last week just days before Christmas, a …

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Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus

Published on 27 Dec 2006 at 8:52 am. Comments Off.
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Yes, Virginia there is a Santa ClausWalla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA - Dec 23, 2006This famous editorial, “Is There a Santa Claus?” first appeared in The New York Sun, Sept. 21, 1897. … Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. …

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UN Santa Claus gives Iran Resolution 1737

Published on 26 Dec 2006 at 1:34 pm. Comments Off.
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UN Santa Claus gives Iran Resolution 1737 Tehran Times - With Christmas approaching, the UN Security Council gave Iran a lump of coal in the form of Resolution 1737, which is meant to deprive the country of civilian nuclear technology. All Iranians are familiar with the true face of this Santa Claus, but [...]

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Tracking Santa Claus

Published on 25 Dec 2006 at 9:18 pm. Comments Off.
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Tracking Santa ClausABC30.com, CA - Dec 24, 200612/24/06 - The US Military is helping kids all around the world keep an eye on Santa’s whereabouts Christmas Eve. The North American …

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Seeing Santa, seeing selves

Published on 25 Dec 2006 at 4:58 am. Comments Off.
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Seeing Santa, seeing selvesPhiladelphia Inquirer - Not that they’re going to grow up to be Santa, but they can grow up to emulate the ideals of Santa Claus.” Black Kris Kringles, and Santas who speak languages other than English, certainly aren’t as rare as they were a few decades ago. They can mostly [...]

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