Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...obtained from the Secret Service a list of all the times Abramoff entered the White House complex, and they scrambled to determine the reason for each visit. Bush aides are also trying to identify all the photos that may exist of the two men together. Abramoff attended Hanukkah and holiday events at the White House, according to an aide who has seen the list. Press secretary Scott McClellan said Abramoff might have attended large gatherings with Bush but added, "The President does not know him, nor does the President recall ever meeting...
...like lamb biryani for dinner. But at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Ahmed found friends from all different backgrounds who welcomed diversity and helped her, she says, become "a good balance of East meets West." Now 23, she and her non-Asian roommates threw a party to mark the Islamic holiday 'Id al-Fitr in November, then threw another for Christmas?which her family never celebrated. "I chose to embrace both holidays instead of segregating myself to one," she says...
...were a little, say, heavy-handed with the plastic this holiday season, you may find yourself regretting that behavior when the bills roll in. Why? Banks and credit-card companies must follow new federal guidelines from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that require minimum payments to cover interest and fees plus at least 1% of the principal. For the 7% of consumers who pay only the minimum, that will mean writing fatter checks. But what if you're sick of the whole plastic ride and really want to put a serious dent in your debt? Here...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team returned from the holiday break with two decisive victories over competitive opponents, scoring a 202.5-97.5 victory over Rutgers on Friday and a 170-130 win over Navy on Saturday.Although the Crimson had not competed in over a month, it did travel to Puerto Rico over the holiday break for a week of intense training and team bonding. It was a demanding trip, but the fruits of Harvard’s labor could already be seen in the team’s first meets of the new year...
...Liberals clinging to a shaky minority. Push came to shove in November, when Martin's 17-month-old government was shattered by a no-confidence vote. At the outset, most of Canada's chattering classes shared their PM's view that a grueling 56-day election spanning the holiday period was unnecessary, not to mention an assault on Christmas. "Ambition has overwhelmed common sense," said Martin, who had already announced he would schedule an election during the February doldrums. But the opposition parties, who held 173 seats of 308 in the House of Commons, decided they would never have...