Top Ten News Stories of 2005 (AP, Fox, others)

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Top Ten Lists

Fox News: Rewind 2005

1. Hurricane Katrina
2. Iraq's Push to Freedom
3. London's Sept. 11
4. Bush's Second Term
5. Supreme Court Hullabaloo
6. Michael Jackson verdict
7. Terri Schiavo
8. BTK Mystery Solved
9. Girls Gone Missing
10. Stinky Gas Prices



The Associated Press
survey of U.S. editors
1. Hurricane Katrina
2. Papal Transition
3. Iraq
4. Supreme Court
5. Oil Prices
6. London Bombings
7. Asian Quake
8. Terri Schiavo
9. CIA Leak
10. Bush's Struggles


The Pew Research Center U.S. News Interest Index

1. Katrina and Rita
2. High gasoline prices
3. Indian Ocean Tsunami
4. London bombings
5. Situation in Iraq
6. Social Security plan
7. Oil companies' profits
8. Condition of the US Economy
9. Hurricane Wilma
10. Vioxx pain killers

The Daily Yomiuri

1. Hurricane Katrina
2. Pope John Paul II dies
3. London bombings
4. Pakistan's earthquake
5. Crude oil prices soar
6. Riots in France
7. Discovery blasts off
8. Bush's second term
9. China's 1st death from bird flu
10. N. Korean nukes


The Tyndall Report: Year in Review 2005

1. Hurricane Katrina hits MS, LA
2. Iraq: combat continues
3. Iraq: elections, politics
4. Indonesia earthquake & tsunami
5. Pope John Paul II dies
6. London bombings
7. Iraq: reconstruction efforts
8. Terry Schiavo case in FL
9. CIA agent's name leaked
10. Iraq: suicide bombings



Doctors Without Borders: Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories

· Congolese ravaged by war and disease
· Chechens living in fear
· Haiti's capital wracked by violence
· No R&D for low-tech HIV/AIDS tools
· Civilian toll from clashes in northern India
· Urgent needs go unmet in southern Sudan
· Somalis endure conflict and deprivation
· Colombians trapped by violence and fear
· Insecurity worsens conditions in Uganda
· Crisis deepening in Ivory Coast


Global Language Monitor: Global YouthSpeak Words

1. Crunk
2. Mang
3. A'ight
4. Mad
5. Props
6. Bizznizzle
7. Fully
8. Fundoo
9. Brill!
10. S'up


Global Language Monitor: Top Ten words

1. Refugee
2. Tsunami
3. Poppa/Papa/Pope
4. Chinglish
5. H5N1
6. Recaille
7. Katrina
8. Wiki
9. SMS
10. Insurgent

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