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Top Ten Stories selected by AP for the U.S./
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Tsunami top story of year, with an
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Tsunami Top story of year, with an But the
ballot arrived in early December, weeks before a
monster earthquake deep beneath the ocean would
spawn a killer tidal wave that would leave more
than 150,000 dead and millions homeless. As a
result, this year's Top 10 list doesn't include
what arguably has become the most compelling,
heartbreaking story of 2004 - 2005..
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1. Hurricane Katrina
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1. Hurricane Katrina.
The fierce ocean storm hit the United States
southern coast in August. It killed more than
one thousand three hundred people in five states.
The storm destroyed much of the Mississippi Gulf
Coast. It caused flooding that left eighty
percent of New Orleans, Louisiana, under water.
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2. Pope John Paul II .
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2. Pope John Paul II .
The death of Roman Catholic Church leader Pope
John Paul II in April. He died after serving
twenty-six years as Pope, the third longest in
history. Millions of people around the world
attended services on the day of his funeral.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became the
new Pope, Benedict XVI.
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3. Iraq, rebel violence
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3. Iraq, rebel violence
In Iraq, rebel violence continued. The Bush
administration said more than two thousand
American service members and thirty thousand
Iraqis have been killed since the war in Iraq
began. Iraqi citizens elected a parliament and
voted on a new constitution. .
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4. Supreme Court
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4. Supreme Court
In Washington, two new judges were nominated to
the Supreme Court. John Roberts was confirmed to
take the place of Chief Justice William Rehnquist
who died. And Samuel Alito was nominated to take
the place of Sandra Day OConnor who announced
her retirement.
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5. Crude oil prices.
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5. Crude oil prices.
Crude oil prices reached a record high of almost
seventy-one dollars a barrel. The rise in
gasoline prices affected drivers in the United
States.
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6. London Bombings
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6. London Bombings
In July, a series of attacks on three trains and
a bus in London killed fifty-six people,
including four bombers who had ties to Islamic
militants.
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7. Earthquake Pakistan.
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7. Earthquake Pakistan.
In October, a huge earthquake near the border of
Pakistan and India killed more than eighty-seven
thousand people. More than three million people
were left without homes..
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8. Terri Schiavo.
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8. Terri Schiavo.
The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman
fought for the right to remove the feeding tube
that had kept her alive for fifteen years. The
U.S. Congress and President Bush became involved
with efforts to keep Terri Schiavos feeding tube
connected. A judge later ordered its removal.
Mrs. Schiavos case raised questions about the
role of government in private, family decisions
about life and death.
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9. Bush administration- CIA.
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9. Bush administration- CIA.
Members of the Bush administration were under
investigation and accused of telling the name of
an American intelligence agent to news reporters.
The agents husband had earlier accused the
administration of misusing prewar intelligence on
Iraq.
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10. Bushs national approval rating.
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10. Bushs national approval rating.
President Bushs national approval rating dropped
below forty percent this year, the lowest of his
presidency. Many Americans began to question the
presidents decisions about the war in Iraq.
Others were unhappy with how the president
reacted to Hurricane Katrina.
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Tsunami 1. Hurricane Katrina 2. Pope John
Paul II 3. Iraq, rebel violence 4. Supreme Court
5. Crude oil prices 6. London Bombings 7.
Earthquake Pakistan 8. Terri Schiavo 9.
Bush administration- CIA 10. Bushs national
approval rating