Last Year's Merry-- Christmas--
Time Square
Washington, D.C.
The world's largest Christmas tree display rises up the slopes
of Monte Ingino outside of Gubbio, in Italy's Umbria region.
Composed of about 500 lights connected by 40,000 feet of wire,
the 'tree' is a modern marvel for an ancient city (Below)
aglow beside a tiny chapel in Germany's Karwendel mountains,
a Christmas tree is a wondrous sight. (below)
the Christmas tree in London's Trafalgar Square
St. Peter's Square in Rome hosts a larger-than- life nativity scene in front of the obelisk.
Moscow celebrates Christmas according to the Russian Orthodox calendar on Jan. 7. or weeks beforehand, the city is alive with festivities in anticipation of Father Frost's arrival on his magical troika with the Snow Maiden. He and his helper deliver gifts under the New Year tree, or yolka, which is traditionally a fir.
The largest Christmas tree in Europe (more than 230 feet tall)
can be found in the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal.
now -- the daily lousy craps...
Obama Chooses Rep. Hilda Solis as Labor Chief
Jesse J. Holland, The Associated Press: "President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be labor secretary, Democratic Rep. Hilda Solis of California, is expected to advocate greater union influence in the workplace and more 'green' jobs. Solis, the 51-year-old daughter of a Mexican union shop steward and a Nicaraguan assembly line worker, is in line to be the third Hispanic nominee in Obama's Cabinet. Obama planned to announce her nomination on Friday, said a labor official who spoke on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made yet."
Gilles Anquetil | Let's Negotiate With Iran!
Gilles Anquetil, Le Nouvel Observateur: "Former CIA Chief for the Middle East Robert Baer has published a provocative essay in which - in order to avoid war - he exhorts the United States to stop demonizing Iran."
A Car in Every Port
Agence France-Presse: "China's first mass-produced hybrid electric car hit the market on Monday, its manufacturer said, in a move aimed at driving the nation to the cutting edge of the world's green auto industry."
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