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by Erica Werner
Associated Press Writer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP)—Home alone at the White House, President Barack Obama headed on an impromptu Christmas shopping trip Dec. 21 with first dog Bo, searching for some holiday cheer despite the latest stalemate with Congress.

SHOPPING TRIP—President Barack Obama and his dog Bo shop at PetSmart, Dec. 21, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP)—Mobile police say a man has been charged with burglary after Mayor Sam Jones found him in his garage and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived.

Jones' spokeswoman Barbara Drummond says the mayor went to a grocery store Tuesday evening and returned to find his nativity scene was lit up, his truck had been tampered with and his garage door had been opened.

MAYOR SAM JONES

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Category: National Written by Robert N. Taylor

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Dec. 31 to Jan. 6

December 31

1862—This day has become known as “Watch Night”—the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation going into effect and nominally freeing slaves in the Confederacy. Thousands of free Blacks gathered in various locations throughout the nation to “watch” for midnight when the Emancipation of slaves became the law of the land. A focal point for celebration was the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglas in Rochester, N.Y.

TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE

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by Leanne Itale
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP)—The bubbly, the ball, the midnight kiss. Not all single ladies want a ring on it, but do they want a date for New Year’s Eve?

Yes, it's almost here, that milestone of love and romance. This year, the holiday has its own movie (of the same name) filled with intertwining couples and a cast dripping with Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry and oh so many more of Hollywood's sexiest.

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR—Fireworks erupt to signal the New Year, 2011, in Times Square. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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