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A bucket of champagne awaits guests at a formal office Christmas dinner.

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Companies Say 'Bah, Humbug!' To Holiday Parties

Scores of U.S. businesses plan to forgo their annual bash as a response to the slumping economy. One business consultant says the decline in parties doesn't bode well for the futures of the companies cutting back. ()  

 

Rome's Mayor Aims To Shake Neo-Fascist Past

Some of Gianni Alemanno's policies, and the political opposition to them, have been surprising. ()  

Odetta: Legendary Folk Singer Dies At 77

One moment she'd grimace like something was hurting. Then Odetta would smile. And you'd melt.Web Extra:Hear The Remembrance ()  

 
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