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Dec 28 2009

Getting the goat Vandals set fire to Swedish Christmas straw goat yet … – Taipei Times

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A straw goat was burned down yet again in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 13-meter-high creature around 3am local time last Wednesday.

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Dec 27 2009

Swedish Christmas straw goat burns again – Pantagraph

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STOCKHOLM — A giant straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition, to the dismay of local leaders. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot …

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Dec 25 2009

Swedish Christmas Goat Burns Again – EDGE Boston

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A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot-high creature around 3 a.m

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Dec 23 2009

Stockholm’s straw goat burned by vandals again – Charleston Daily Mail

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STOCKHOLM – A giant straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition, to the dismay of local leaders. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot …

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Dec 23 2009

Swedish Christmas straw goat burns again – Post-Star

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A giant straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition, to the dismay of local leaders.

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Dec 23 2009

Not Again! Giant Swedish Christmas Goat Statue Gets Torched – Post Chronicle

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Arsonists set fire early on Wednesday to a giant straw statue of the Swedish Yule goat, a forerunner to Santa Claus in Sweden, defying security measures for a third year in a row. Police in Gavle, north of Stockholm, said an unknown number of …

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Dec 23 2009

Giant Swedish Christmas goat gets torched – Vancouver Sun

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STOCKHOLM – Arsonists set fire early on Wednesday to a giant straw statue of the Swedish Yule goat, a forerunner to Santa Claus in Sweden, defying security measures for a third year in a row. Police in Gavle, north of Stockholm, said an unknown …

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Dec 23 2009

Swedish Christmas Goat Burns Again – CBS News

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(AP) A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot-high creature around 3 a.m. local time.

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Dec 23 2009

Your Questions Answered – Associated Press

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot-high (13-meter-high) creature …

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Dec 23 2009

Swedish Christmas straw goat burns again – YAHOO!

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STOCKHOLM – A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot-high (13-meter-high) creature around 3 …

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