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http://celebrationarts.net/images/_alpha/LongfellowThreeKings-StainerGoldenCarol_01-11-20.mp3Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSir John Stainer1) Three Kings came riding from far away, Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar; Three Wise Men out of the East were they, And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.2) The star was so beautiful, large and clear, That all the other stars of the sky Became a white mist in the atmosphere, And by this they knew that the coming was near Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.3) Three caskets of they bore on their saddle-bows, Three caskets of gold with golden keys; Their...

Baltasar Garzón is the activist Spanish magistrate who recently asked a Spanish prosecutor to bring criminal charges against former U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzalez, Douglas Feith, and other Bush officials because "The Spanish magistrate apparently believes that it can be a crime for American officials to offer the wrong kind of advice to a president of the United States and, furthermore, it can be a crime punishable by a Spanish court." In other words, Mr. Garzon takes the position that Spain can prosecute foreign nationals for alleged actions that did not take place in Spanish territory and that did not involve...