1406 Obama - 1's and 10's

2008 WAS 1 LOOOOOONG YEAR !
NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE 1 EXTRA DAY (FEB 29)
BUT THEY'RE GONNA ADD 1 SECOND TONIGHT

(noto bene - the #9 earmark)

RADIO FREE EUROPE TOP 10 NEWS

1. Global Financial Crisis


2. Barack Obama Elected 44th U.S. President


3. Russia-Georgia War


4. Kosovo Declares Independence


5. Russia's Change In Leadership


6. Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai, India


7. Growing Violence, Resurgence Of Taliban In Afghanistan


8. Food Prices Rise, Pushing Millions Into Hunger


9. China Hosts Summer Olympics


10. Radovan Karadzic Extradited To The Hague

TIMES TOP 10 POLITICAL QUOTES

1. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." —President-elect Barack Obama, delivering his Election Night victory speech in Chicago


2. "Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that." — Sen. John McCain, delivering his Election Night concession speech in Phoenix


3. "Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country." —Gov. Sarah Palin


4. "Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago." —Sen. John McCain to Sen. Barack Obama during the third and final presidential debate


5. The old boys' network? In the McCain campaign, that's called a staff meeting." —Barack Obama, about John McCain, in Elko, Nevada


6. "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities." —Gov. Sarah Palin at the Republican National Convention


7. "I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards." —Sen. Hillary Clinton, while tearing up in New Hampshire


8. "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother...." —Sen. Barack Obama, referring to his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright


9. Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?" —Gen. Colin Powell, referring to the false rumors about Obama's faith, while endorsing the Democratic Presidential nominee on NBC's Meet the Press


10. When I got knocked down by guys bigger than me — and this is the God's truth — she sent me back out and said, 'Bloody their nose so you can walk down the street the next day.' And that's what I did." —Sen. Joe Biden, Democratic National Convention

TIMES TOP 10 OUTRAGEOUS EARMARKS

1. $2 Million for Children's Wooden Arrow Makers


2. $1.9 million for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service


3. $1 Million for New York Woodstock Museum


4. $192 Million for U.S. Territories' Rum Industries


5. $188,000 for the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine


6. $98,000 to Develop a Walking Tour of Boydton, Virginia


7. $50,000 for the National Mule and Packers Museum in Bishop, California


8. $583,000 for the Montana World Trade Center


9. $460,752 for Beer Ingredient


10. $150,000 for "Rat Island"

YAHOO TOP 10 SEARCHES

1. Britney Spears


2. WWE


3. Barack Obama


4. Miley Cyrus


5. RuneScape


6. Jessica Alba


7. Naruto


8. Lindsay Lohan


9. Angelina Jolie


10. American Idol

JIBJAB YEAR IN REVIEW