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Top events for the nation and the world News and Analysis News of the Nation Historic Presidential Election • Obama Assembles a Centrist Administration • Democrats Gain Seats in Congress • Financial Crisis News of the World Conditions Deteriorate in Afghanistan • India Rocked By a Wave of Terrorist Attacks • Iraq on the Path Toward Effective Leadership • Hopes Are Dashed for Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians Under the Bush Administration • North Korea Continues Roller Coaster Diplomacy • Changing of the Guard in Pakistan • Turmoil Within South Africa’s Ruling Party • Elections Fail to Bring Change or Hope to Zimbabwe News: Month by Month Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events Iraq Conflict Timeline 2008Iraq’s Parliament passed several important laws in 2008 Supreme Court DecisionsRules for Gun Rights • Restores Sentencing Control to Federal Judges • Protects Medical Device Makers Campaign 2008 Barack Obama won one of the most pivotal elections in recent history Piracy Prone Areas in 2008 The Gulf of Aden was particularly vulernable to piracy in 2008 2008 Summer Olympics in BeijingAmerican swimmer Michael Phelps undoubtedly emerged as the star of the Games 2008 World Statistics 2008 U.S. StatisticsPeople in the News 2008 Science 2008 2008 Arts and Entertainment Awards 2008 Sports in Review Top Ten Lists of 2008Quizzes Barack Obama Quick Poll Top News Story, 2008 What was the biggest news story in 2008?What is your greatest hope for 2009? QuizzesIncendiary Political Remarks, 2008 Which prime minister described Barack Obama as “young, handsome and tanned”? People in the News, 2008Who was elected Vladimir Putin’s successor as president of Russia? Places in the News, 2008 What province declared independence in February 2008? Calendars 2008 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2008 2009 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2009

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  • News of the Nation Historic Presidential Election • Obama Assembles a Centrist Administration • Democrats Gain Seats in Congress • Financial Crisis News of the World Conditions Deteriorate in Afghanistan • India Rocked By a Wave of Terrorist Attacks • Iraq on the Path Toward Effective Leadership • Hopes Are Dashed for Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians Under the Bush Administration • North Korea Continues Roller Coaster Diplomacy • Changing of the Guard in Pakistan • Turmoil Within South Africa’s Ruling Party • Elections Fail to Bring Change or Hope to Zimbabwe News: Month by Month Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events Iraq Conflict Timeline 2008Iraq’s Parliament passed several important laws in 2008 Supreme Court DecisionsRules for Gun Rights • Restores Sentencing Control to Federal Judges • Protects Medical Device Makers Campaign 2008 Barack Obama won one of the most pivotal elections in recent history Piracy Prone Areas in 2008 The Gulf of Aden was particularly vulernable to piracy in 2008 2008 Summer Olympics in BeijingAmerican swimmer Michael Phelps undoubtedly emerged as the star of the Games

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2008 Arts and Entertainment Awards

2008 Sports in Review

Top Ten Lists of 2008

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
  • African Americans by the Numbers
  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales