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Dec 16, 2009
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Winter Holidays
Find the dates, traditions, and history of the winter holidays
Hanukkah
The Festival of Lights begins at sundown on December 11
Christmas Traditions
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Winter Solstice
The winter solstice begins on December 21

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  • Pick choice 1 Debate over health-care reform
  • Pick choice 2 The U.S. withdrawal of troops from Iraq
  • Pick choice 3 Continued economic malaise in the U.S.
  • Pick choice 4 The new Afghanistan strategy outlined by Barack Obama
  • Pick choice 5 The H1N1 outbreak
  • Pick choice 6 The many alleged affairs of Tiger Woods
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