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CNN will boycott this week’s White House Christmas party amid ongoing tensions between President Trump and the network, a CNN spokesperson told Politico on Tuesday. “In light of the President’s continued attacks on freedom of the press and CNN, we do not feel it is appropriate to celebrate with him as invited guests. We will send a White House reporting team to the event and report on it if news warrants,” the spokesperson said. A CNN spokesperson did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment. The White House Christmas party is held annually, and is typically a casual...

What You Need First you’ll need a roll of plastic wrap. If you want a bigger ball, you can always use more. The more gifts you want to add, the more rolls of plastic you will need (the average roll is about 200 feet long). If you’re feeling really generous, you could make that very best goodie a $100 bill like this Instagram user did. Then, pack in your prizes. Goodies can range from candy to cash. We suggest loading the outermost part of the ball with packs of gum or fun-sized candy bars. As you get closer to the...

When planning December office parties that coincide with the Christmas season, it is a challenge for event organizers to make celebrations "all-inclusive." Many employers may wish to offer a traditional Christmas or holiday party if they know this approach makes sense for their employees and their organization, notes Mark Kessler, Ph.D., professor of multicultural women’s and gender studies at Texas Woman’s University. However, not all faith traditions have holidays in December, and not everyone identifies with a particular faith tradition. With this in mind, professor Kessler offers two approaches for those who want to make all employees feel included during...

Middle Eastern Males Sought in #SanBernadino Mass Shooting at Christmas Party, 12 Confirmed DEAD. ( Full title ) Riverside police dispatchers have broadcast a general advisory that the suspects involved in the shootings in San Bernardino may have fled in a black GMC Yukon, heading northbound on Waterman Avenue, roughly 40 minutes ago. The broadcast indicated there were unconfirmed reports the suspects were male and of Middle Eastern origin, armed with AK-47s and wearing body armor. ... Shooter (one of three) walked into a Christmas party and started firing

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) knew the White House Christmas party this week would be her last chance as a member of Congress to speak directly to President Obama. She didn’t waste the opportunity. Despite the objections of her family members, who didn’t want to be embarrassed, Bachmann said she wanted to give some “substantive comments” to the president. She waited until pictures were taken and her family walked off the stage. “I turned to the president and I said, something to the effect of, ‘Mr. President, you need to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities, because if you don’t, Iran...

Portsmouth parents are speaking out about a school principal who allegedly fired two teachers over a pizza party. The parents gathered together in the cold weather outside Portsmouth Catholic School Tuesday night to demand answers from the administration on why two of their favorite teachers are no longer employed. NewsChannel 3 met exclusively with a group of parents Monday night, just hours after they said two teachers were fired because they held a Christmas pizza lunch. The parents say the new school principal banned any parties during the school day, but argue that the teachers simply brought pizza in for...

Being sick in front of the boss at the office Christmas party is the biggest faux pas for Britain's workers, a new report has shown. And half of Britain's workforce think that festive party mishaps can have career damaging results according to a Christmas dating study by Singles365.com. The survey of more than 1,000 Britons found that Innappropriate behaviour should be avoided at all costs in a bid to safeguard jobs and career prospects. The worst behaviour included being sick in front of your boss (47per cent), telling the boss what you really think of him (46per cent) and becoming...

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa (Calif.) discovered what he said was some not-so-holiday symbolism in the food served at the White House's Christmas party Monday night. Tweeted Issa: So I got this at the White House Christmas party last night: ACORNs may have been a bad, yet tasty, choice. #tcot http://twitpic.com/sodgv The attached photo is that of an acorn-shaped pastry -- which Issa, on first glance, linked to the community organizing group ACORN. However, Issa's tweet is not totally surprising. He fiercely opposes ACORN, he has spearheaded a number of efforts to cut off its federal dollars and he has even...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 01, 2005 RE: Christmas Party I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be an open bar & plenty of food We'll have a small band playing traditional carols ... feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00pm. Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at...

They’re baaaaack! You know what I’m talking about — the swarm of advice-minded blogs and articles that inundate the Internet every December, dishing out the dos and don’ts of the infamous office holiday party. While overall fete etiquette is the aim of many, we’re going to get right to the juicy stuff. To hook up or not hook up at the office party, that’s the question – and a not so easy one for that matter. The office holiday party provides the seemingly perfect opportunity to get a little closer with somebody who has been, up until that point, eye...

Puget Sound FReepers 2005 Christmas Party!Merry Christmas FReepers, Family & Friends! It's time for our FRee Republic Puget Sound Chapter Annual Holiday Celebration!

Photocopier supplier Canon is warning customers to take better care of their office equipment during the Christmas period, claiming that the festive season traditionally leads to a 25 percent hike in service calls due to incidents such as the classic backside copying prank. Such a stunt, a mainstay of the office party, often results in cracked glass on the copier, with 32 percent of Canon technicians claiming to have been called out to fix glass plates during the Christmas period after attempts to copy body parts went wrong. Tim Andrews, a Canon employee from London, said: "We always fit lots...

I am off to Moran's to join the rest of the chapter in welcoming MadIvan to New York. I will attempt to post using my pocket PC and my wireless modem as we haven't arranged for a modem connection with a laptop there is no sense on lugging around the extra weight in addition to my camera and camcoder. We will try to upload some digital pictures as the party is progressing and hope that AT&T has a CDPD node nearby to transmit. Barring that, we will continue the thread once we get home.

December 15, 2004  LET’S HAVE A PARTY—BUT NOT A CHRISTMAS ONE  Catholic League president William Donohue today addressed what’s been happening to Christmas parties in the workplace:  “For decades, employees at Time magazine had a Christmas party and looked forward to receiving a Christmas bonus.  But starting three years ago, the party was banned and so were the Christmas bonuses.  This is not to say that bonuses are no longer given—they are—it’s just that the dreaded ‘C-word’ is no longer associated with them.  This is progress.   “The mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts recently apologized for calling the city’s Christmas...

The Puget Sound FReeper Christmas party is on! Come on over. Billthedrill has brought the excellent ale: "Angels we have heard are high Amber" "Quagmire Brown" and "Publius' Pleasure" YUM! The ham is cooking and the tree sparkles!

Luigi's Restaurant was the place to be this past Saturday, as members of the DC Chapter gathered to celebrate the closing of another busy and successful year, as well as to relax and enjoy one another's company... in a warm place! The DC Chapter members literally took over the upstairs dining room, as we chatted, joked, and ate some of Luigi's famously delicious foods. FReepers in attendance were: Sauropod, son of sauropod, daughter of sauropod, bmwcyle and friend, nrafan, L_Von_Mises, Mark Phelps, jimtorr, Exit148, GunsareOK, TBP and wife, Jimmy Valentine's brother, Jimmy Valentine's sister-in-law, aristeides, Scholastic, BufordP, BillF, staytrue, Doctor...