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<p>The holiday we call Easter, historians agree, has roots in both Christians' heralding of Jesus' resurrection and pagan celebrations of the vernal equinox -- but regardless of its origins, it marks the season of renewal and rebirth.</p> <p>Trees and plants blossom as snowdrifts melt, many species instinctively produce their offspring, and even the most civilized humans feel subconscious relief that they have survived another winter.</p>

In show of support, S. Koreans donate chocolates to GIs By T.D. Flack and Choe Song-won, Stars and StripesPacific edition, Tuesday, February 18, 2003 YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — In a gesture they called symbolic of their support for the U.S. military in South Korea, members of pro-American groups here donated 37,000 packages of chocolate to U.S. Forces Korea on Valentine’s Day. The 3.1 Netizen Group — a collection of more than 30 Christian, veteran and student organizations — hatched the idea to show solidarity with the U.S. military after a recent surge in anti-Americanism. Tens of thousands of...