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Pros and cons of a tented wedding (The Globe Gazette) - Q: We’re torn between a tent wedding on his parents’ lawn or a celebration in a standard hotel ballroom. I know that tented weddings are usually more expensive, but what are the other pros and cons?

Bridal Expo helps couples connect with vision of their big day (Herald & Review) - DECATUR - Jessica Pressley knows as well as anybody about the cost of a wedding. The bride-to-be is busy planning her October wedding but got a bit of unexpected help Saturday at the Decatur Bridal Expo, sponsored by the Herald & Review.

Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least 7 In Crowd of Mostly Shiite Shoppers (Washington Post) - BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 -- Twice on the road to the bombing scene Friday, carloads of young Iraqi men sped by in the opposite direction. The jubilant wedding revelers leaned out of their windows gesturing wildly as they drove through the streets.

Review: 'Margot at the Wedding' crashes without wit, depth of director's 'Squid' (Albuquerque Tribune) - With 2005's "The Squid and the Whale," writer-director Noah Baumbach created characters who were smart, witty, sad, vulnerable and, above all else, laceratingly verbal.

Sarkozy Lets World In On His Love Life (Washington Post) - PARIS, Jan. 8 -- To hear French President Nicolas Sarkozy tell it, he's just an ordinary guy caught up in romance. "The love life of a president is like the love life of anyone," Europe's most prominent bachelor declared Tuesday.

The Guy With the Bus Is on a Roll (Washington Post) - ABOARD THE STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS, Jan. 7 For the moment, at least, the John McCain of yore has returned. The 2008 model Straight Talk Express is a cheap version of the 2000 model, befitting a low-budget operation. But old-time McCainiacs are on board, the Dunkin' Donuts coffee is pouring, and t...

Groom's dad blames 'crass' prenup dispute (The Palm Beach Post) - As he left The Breakers, where the seven-figure wedding of his son to Palm Beach high-society daughter Alexandra Fisher turned into a non-event, the father of would-be groom Josh Bailer said a not-so-sensitive bellhop summed it all up: "You guys just experienced some Palm Beach love!"

Giuliani's Critics Point to Cronyism (Washington Post) - "Surround Yourself With Great People" was the title of a chapter in "Leadership," Rudolph W. Giuliani's best-selling celebration of his management style, but to critics of his performance in two terms as mayor of New York, it was an admonition he too often ignored.

Prize in Poetry Competition Puts Words in Motion (Washington Post) - Calling all poets. Arlington County is soliciting poetry for Moving Words, an annual competition that showcases poems from people who live, work or attend school in the county. Winning submissions will be displayed inside 425 Metrobuses in Northern Virginia.

The week in review (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) - Marshfield School District announced $2 million in programs, classes, staffing and facilities that will be cut if the Feb. 19 budget override referendum fails.