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LOS ANGELES — It isn’t exactly the season for “Jingle Bells” and Santa Claus, but one man is on a crusade to save Christmas anyway. Manuel Zammarano has formed the Committee to Save Merry Christmas [(155 Judah Court, Folsom, CA 95630)] to protest the fact that big retailers profit from Christmas shopping dollars but refuse to mention the holiday by name.

 HandwRing in the New YearJanuary 1, 2004  It’s been an interesting ride from September 11, 2001 to January 1, 2004.  And it’s not over yet.  For the first time since World War II, America is clearly focusing on who are friends are...and who they aren’t.  And like the Cold War, the threats to our borders are not solely from without.  International terrorists and domestic jerks alike wish to destroy the American way of life. Our American neighbors in the Lackawanna Six wanted to blow you to hell.  The Ninth Circuit Court demands that filthy enemies be granted the privileges of taxpaying...

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A float in New York City's widely watched Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will feature an open celebration of gay marriage, unless parade officials step in to block the performance. Writing on the op-ed page of Wednesday's New York Times, Broadway star Harvey Fierstein announced that he'll be cross-dressed as Mrs. Santa Claus on a float dedicated to his hit Broadway show "Hairspray." "According to legend, New York lore and two major Hollywood flicks, Macy's Santa is the real deal," Fierstein began, before dropping his bombshell news. "And tomorrow, to the delight of millions of little children [not to mention the...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The corporate parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's said it will cut jobs and possibly close stores, blaming a new tax that more than doubles what the chain pays to the state. Federated Department Stores Inc. will also curtail hiring and end plans to remodel or expand existing stores, the company chairman said Tuesday. The announcement is the first such complaint since the law was approved last week. The retail chain claims it paid $4.4 million in state corporate taxes last year. Now, thanks to a law Gov....

Retailer Says New N.J. Tax Will Cut JobsTRENTON, N.J. - The corporate parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's said it will cut jobs and possibly close stores, and blamed a new tax that more than doubles what the chain pays to New Jersey.Federated Department Stores Inc. will also curtail hiring and end plans to remodel or expand existing stores, the company chairman said yesterday. The announcement is the first such complaint since the law was approved last week.The retail chain claims it paid $4.4 million in state corporate taxes last year. Now, thanks to a law Gov. James E. McGreevey needed...