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Semper Fit is a gym at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Obama has made an effort to mingle with the Marines stationed there. Every morning but Christmas Day Obama has worked out at the facility, pausing afterward to greet the service members and their friends and family who gather near his motorcade to take pictures and shake his hand. On Christmas Eve, Obama greeted the crowd outside the gym with a hearty "Mele Kalikimaka!," Hawaiian for "Merry Christmas...
...First elected to Congress in 2000 after defeating incumbent Matthew Martinez during a bitterly fought primary campaign. On election night, Martinez blasted his rival as "obnoxious" and soon afterward switched to the Republican party...
...past years, the Freecycle network's busiest days have not been the ones prior to Christmas but those immediately afterward, as members have rushed to give away or exchange all the unwanted gifts they received. This year, though, Beal wonders if that pattern might be broken. "In hard times, we tend to be a little more thoughtful in our giving, and I think that will carry over to receiving too," he says. "Personally, I would love to think that this decrease in spending before Christmas leads to less excess waste that we need to get rid of afterward. It would...
...were badly wounded while holding their Afghan firebase against an overwhelming Taliban assault last July. The Mets crashed, yet again, at the end of the season, but they earn a Teddy for remembering the troops. "It's nothing compared to what they did," the pitcher Pedro Martinez said afterward. Yes, but it deserves recognition--as do the daily sacrifices of those deployed in the real arenas, Afghanistan and Iraq. What a privilege to live in the country they serve...
...soldiers and police of its own to keep the peace, but U.S. plans call for a force level of about 215,000 (there are roughly 160,000 now). And although the international community will pay for the Afghan security forces while war continues, it won't do so afterward, he says...