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Monitor articles for December 21, 2018

• For Mideast Christians, US refugee policy puts a damper on Christmas
• Jamaica: Special security zones are decreasing murders – but at what cost?
• 'Mary Poppins Returns' is unmemorable but has moments of joy
• Controversial. Chaotic. But not a do-nothing Congress.
• No room at the inn: Mexican Posada tradition inspires US migrants
• A Christian Science PerspectiveThe gift of Christmas
• December 21, 2018 – The Christian Science Monitor Daily
• The Monitor's ViewBeneath the bowl game glamour
• The 10 best films of 2018
• Distance tells a story in ‘Merrie Albion’
• Chasing darkness: One reporter's journey into the night
• First LookTrump insists on border wall as government heads for shutdown – again
• First LookDiplomats, Afghans shaken by reports of US withdrawing half its troops
• First LookDrones shutdown London's Gatwick Airport, snarling holiday traffic
• First LookAfter two years of clashes with Trump, Secretary Mattis resigns
• First LookMexico commits to house US asylum seekers, but how well?
• First LookSpanish cabinet meeting stirs up dissent in Catalonia
• Top Picks: PBS's 'Sacred,' the Spothero app
• What are you watching? Readers recommend 'The Muppet Christmas Carol,' 'Dr. Strangelove'