The AP editors said the death of singer Michael Jackson in June was also among the top news stories.

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They chose the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States as the top news story of 2008.

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For the first time,the AP invited members of the public to name their top news stories.

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Also among the top news stories was the huge earthquake that struck China in May.

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They named the American economy as the top news story of two thousand nine.

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Senator Edward Kennedy's death in August was also among the top news stories.

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What do you think were the top news stories of two thousand nine?

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Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president was also among the top news stories.

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The war in Afghanistan was also among the top news stories.

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Each December, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press vote for the top ten news stories of the year.

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On February third, the top law enforcement officials in Connecticut and North Carolina announced some news about MySpace.

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In another development, Friday brought news of the death of Sergei Tretyakov, once Russia's top spy.

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At the end of each year, editors and news directors of the Associated Press in the United States vote for the top ten news stories of the year.

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On ABC News, BP managing director Bob Dudley said underwater robots will move in to saw off the top of the broken pipe.

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Meanwhile,the Obama administration is conducting a strategic review of the mission in Afghanistan, after sending an additional In a report that was leaked to the news media, the top commander of U.S.

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Michael Jackson's death led many of Pakistan's local television channels Friday morning, knocking the near constant coverage of the military campaign against Taliban militants off the top of the news lineup, if only for a few hours.

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Top Arab broadcasters Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera TV highlighted the news that President Obama is planning a visit to Cairo on June 4, noting that relations between the Arab world and the United States have improved significantly since the end of the Bush Administration.

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