Thursday, July 24, 2008

Christmas

Ho-Ho-Ho from CIA Boss Mike Hayden

Spy chief Mike Hayden was also at the switch on Christmas Eve. more >>

Your World: Quick Picks

50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2008: Quick Picks for Your World more >>

The Servers Get Served by the Top Brass

The final and 24th White House holiday party is tonight, and it's the top Bush staff that will be serving the cooks, ushers, and other residence workers. more >>

A Very Kerry Christmas

Here's Sen. John Kerry's seasonal card to us, showing a cozy pose with his wife Teresa. more >>

Facebook Faces Forgiveness Test

It’s just like the Dr. Seuss book. Sort of. After the Grinch ruins Christmas by stealing all the little tots’ surprises, he merrily returns the presents Christmas morning to the children of Whoville. In the same fashion, Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday for the online sales-tracking device that apparently revealed some of its users’ Christmas and Hanukkah surprises and changed the system so that Facebook users now have to opt in. more >>

A Really Merry Time

Senate Democrats didn't spew venom and President Bush didn't respond with insults when they met Monday night for the black-tie Christmas Congressional Ball at the White House. more >>

Giving Experiences Instead of Things

One blogger speaks out against the holiday culture of excess. more >>

How Facebook Stole Christmas

A feature on the popular social networking site Facebook is rattling users as they begin to do their holiday shopping. The site's news feed, which lists a variety of things users' "friends" are doing, is now listing what users are buying as well—a potential Christmas gift spoiler for some. U.S. News's Kimberly Palmer outlines the controversy and asks readers for feedback today in her blog, Alpha Consumer. more >>

Like Election 2008, Christmas Arrives Early

Yikes, our first holiday invitation arrives before Halloween. Still, thanks, Heritage. more >>

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