But the thing about the annual culture war that would probably most surprise those who want to "keep the Christ in Christmas" is this: The original Puritan Protestants regarded the whole enterprise as blasphemous.

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Once prices are flat or falling, the annual pay rise may become a thing of the past.

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For one thing, East Asia's annual output is now at a much lower level, even if it manages to tick up by a percentage point or two.

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The most delightful thing in the Forbes 400, our annual ranking of the 400 richest people in America?

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The thing is though, everyone now calculates that lending fee as an annual charge, as an APR.

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For one thing, it is confirmation that Jobs is healthy enough to address the annual conference.

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