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...Iraq, took the stage and asked if there was anyone in the room more senior than he who could read the President's Thanksgiving message to the troops. There was: George W. Bush himself, who entered on cue, inspiring the stunned soldiers to leap to their feet and cheer. A few hours later, Americans watching television at home heard that their President had made a secret visit to Baghdad to share Thanksgiving dinner with the troops. Scenes of President Bush serving turkey and sweet potatoes to G.I.s saturated the news for the next 24 hours and beyond...
...everyone. The plot is full of holes, and its language is worse than it has to be. But it has some swell supporting performances and a lot of vulgar inventiveness, and best of all, it plugs into--and electrifies--the mostly unacknowledged grimness that lies just beneath our holiday cheer. Go ahead! Have yourself a wary little Christmas. --By Richard Schickel
...sight and smell of fresh fish blood in the street don't stir your feelings of yuletide cheer, then chances are you're not Czech. For 'tis the season when the streets of Prague are filled with stands selling carp, a staple of the Bohemian holiday table, served breaded and fried with potato salad. Many folks buy their fish live and kill it at home. More squeamish celebrants have it gutted for them...
...wearing Cornell red, as were the surrounding fans, but the Crimson goaltender still gently tossed the puck over the boards as Harvard finished its warm-up. The boy grinned with glee as his father handed him the puck, but a voice interrupted the scene of holiday cheer...
...It’s your fault” was the first and deafening cheer that boomed through the building, followed by a running discourse on all the horrible things that the goalie had incurred. According to the Lynah faithful, no one would sit next to Grumet-Morris on the bus and his mother would hate him, a fairly usual rant in its text, but unusual in the fan unity...