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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:00 AM

Impeach Bush for Christmas

The White House censored her subversive Christmas tree ornament -- only to spread its anti-Bush cheer.
By Jeremy Olshan

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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 06:32 AM

    Atomic symbol for peace?

    What, exactly, does this mean? Peace not being an element like copper or gold, I wouldn't expect it to have its own atomic symbol, but according to this article it does, or at least it did in 1972. But a quick internet search pulled up no information about this supposedly controversial Nixonian tree-topper. Is there anyone with more information about what exactly this ornament was, or why it was so incendiary? Aside from Olshan's article, the only significance attributed to the 1972 tree in National Christmas Tree history is its status as the last cut tree to be used.

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