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Holidays Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Holidays.

Results 1 - 20 of 77,583 in Holidays

  1. 'Bangkok Dangerous' reaches No. 1 in slow weekend Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Associated Press

    The Nicolas Cage action-thriller 'Bangkok Dangerous' needed just $7.8 million to take the top spot at the box office in what was the slowest movie weekend in five years, according to studio estimates released ...

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  2. 'Bangkok Dangerous' reaches No. 1 in slow weekendRead the original story

    10 min ago | Black Hills Bandit

    The Nicolas Cage action-thriller "Bangkok Dangerous" needed just $7.8 million to take the top spot at the box office in what was the slowest movie weekend in five years, according to studio estimates released ...

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  3. India's cheap cars get start go-aheadRead the original story

    16 min ago | The Age

    Tata Motors can go ahead with making the world's cheapest car at a factory in eastern India after talks yielded a compromise ending violent protests against the plant, officials say.

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  4. Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi Bollywood styleRead the original story

    19 min ago | Newkerala.com

    By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee, Mumbai, Sep 7 : From Salman Khan to Urmila Matondkar to Nana Patekar - the Mumbai film fraternity celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with traditional fervour and zeal.

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  5. Mexico undergoes a revolution in the courtroomRead the original story

    22 min ago | Pueblo Chieftain

    Mexico is in the midst of a legal revolution, and Cristal Gonzalez is on the front lines.

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  6. 'Bangkok' Not-So DangerousRead the original story

    37 min ago | E! Gossip

    The fall box office sure fell all right. After a $4 billion-grossing summer, Hollywood slogged through its worst weekend of the year, per studio estimates compiled today by Exhibitor Relations.

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  7. Campaign begins: Canadians vote Oct. 14Read the original story

    40 min ago | MyTELUS

    Canadians will head to the polls in a general election on Oct. 14, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday in Ottawa after meeting with the Governor General.

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    Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Saint-Laurent, NB, Bathurst Area, NB, New Brunswick, Canada, Canada, Quebec, Canada, Sainte-Marie, QC, Gatineau, QC, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News

  8. National ArticleRead the original story

    43 min ago | 900 CHML AM

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper, weary of waiting for the opposition to bring down his minority government, dashed his promise of a fixed election date and pulled the plug himself Sunday to end 31 months of ...

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    Related Topix: Michaelle Jean, Life, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  9. FAITH: Rabbi, community worship in former Herald locationRead the original story

    48 min ago | Madison County Herald

    He's been a stock car driver, a bull rider, a bounty hunter and a firefighter. But the thrills and chills of Lynn Boleware's past life are behind him, and his focus now is on divine matters.

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  10. Sunken ships and bomb damage scar Georgian coastRead the original story

    51 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    POTI, Georgia : Bomb craters scar Georgia's devastated naval port, and Russian forces dig in at a bustling base nearby.

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  11. Religulous: TIFF press conference diariesRead the original story

    59 min ago | National Post

    With director Larry Charles sporting a dark suit, derby hat, huge sunglasses and lilac Crocs, Bill Maher in jeans and a Hebrew Yankee's T-shirt and moderator Henri BA har in his usual ...

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  12. Battle of Britain rememberedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Manchester Evening News

    Dean Kirby 7/ 9/2008 AIR cadets marched through Manchester alongside RAF servicemen and women as they marked the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

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    Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, World News, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, Manchester, England

  13. Thousands of MSU fans in East LansingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WLNS-TV Lansing

    Tens of thousands of Spartan fans poured into East Lansing for Saturday's game. Many began celebrating early with their first tailgate parties of the season.

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  14. Review: With Dunham in control, puppets can draw laughsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Telegram & Gazette

    ... of Worcester, "This is a good city for three weeks of the (bleeping) year." When Dunham wished Walter Happy Holidays, Walter quipped, "You know, I've been wanting to say this for a few years now - It's Merry Christmas!" Following Walter was Achmed ...

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  15. US Congress seen passing India nuke deal eventuallyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | AlertNet

    The odds of the U.S. Congress passing a U.S.-India civil nuclear deal this year are long, U.S. congressional aides and analysts said on Sunday, but the deal is all but certain to win approval eventually.

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  16. Federal election called for Oct. 14Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Canada.com

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign that will send voters to the polls on Oct.

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  17. Comment on Happy Ganesh Utsav by AmitRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Atanu Dey on India's Development

    I missed posting on Ganesh Chaturthi this time. I was in Mumbai last Monday. Tuesday evening was when I foolishly decided to make my way to Pune from Mumbai.

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  18. 'Cyrano' sticks nose inside Shakespeare festival tentRead the original story

    1 hr ago | San Diego Union-Tribune

    "Cyrano de Bergerac" - Edmond Rostand's classic play about a 17th-century French nobleman with a big heart and an even bigger nose - has been added to the Old Globe's 2009 summer season.

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  19. Fowl fouling Stafford Lake by By Tim OmarzuManaging EditorRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Novato Advance

    TIM OMARZU/ADVANCE Canada Geese that live year-round at Stafford Lake are causing algae problems in the drinking-water reservoir.

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  20. Vote called for Oct. 14, day after ThanksgivingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Mirror

    Canadians will go to the polls Tuesday, Oct. 14, the day after Thanksgiving, to vote for a new federal government.

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    Related Topix: Life, Day after Thanksgiving, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, Michaelle Jean