On New Year's Day each year it was customary for the English of all walks of life to exchange personal gifts.

BBC: A Point of View: Dazzling in an age of austerity

My political record and my head was always there, always has been there, but I must say that it took life's experiences for me to absorb the real importance of it all.

CNN: Thompson's October 19, 2007, speech to Value Voters Summit

It's a life goal that non-trans people strive for, too, and we all have different paths to get there.

CNN: Commentary: Chastity, 'Good luck, brother!'

"He has a passion for politics, but it's not the be-all and end-all of his life, " the associate said.

CNN: Watts announces no fifth-term bid

It is every woman's right to be respected, cared for and looked after by man in all stages of her life (be that a father, brother, husband or grown-up son).

CNN: Nuclear Nightmares

"It's filled with gritty buildings, has a rough texture and all of the amenities, which make it attractive for night life, " said Mitchell Moss, a New York University urban planning professor.

WSJ: Complaints Over Hell's Kitchen Bars

It's all a far cry from Haygood's previous life as a police officer -- serving the Baltimore Police Department for over two decades before retiring in 2006.

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