CNN's Top 20 news stories of 2009

[Fiyero]

Based on website hits:

1) Day 1 of Balloon Boy
2) Michael Jackson's death
3) Air France flight disappears over the Atlantic
4) Jaycee Dugard returns after 18 years
5) Fort Hood shootings
6) Michael Jackson's funeral
7) Sully safely lands in the Hudson
8) Obama's inauguration
9) Gang rape at CA high school homecoming dance
10) David Carradine's death
11) Air France wreckage found with no survivors
12) Jett Travolta's death
13) Balloon Boy's saga announced by officials as a hoax
14) Shooting at PA aerobics class
15) Tiger Woods injured in car accident
16) Tiger Woods mother-in-law in the hospital
17) Post-investigation report of why Air France crashed
18) Brazilian air force disagrees with the analysis of [story #17]
19) Amputation of Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa
20) Continental Airlines flight crashes in Buffalo

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/15/top.stories.year/

[Indy Coug]

What an indictment.

[John McClain]

What an indictment.

But Michael Jackson was the icon of our generation

[ERCougar]

Based on website hits:

1) Day 1 of Balloon Boy
2) Michael Jackson's death
3) Air France flight disappears over the Atlantic
4) Jaycee Dugard returns after 18 years
5) Fort Hood shootings
6) Michael Jackson's funeral
7) Sully safely lands in the Hudson
8) Obama's inauguration
9) Gang rape at CA high school homecoming dance
10) David Carradine's death
11) Air France wreckage found with no survivors
12) Jett Travolta's death
13) Balloon Boy's saga announced by officials as a hoax
14) Shooting at PA aerobics class
15) Tiger Woods injured in car accident
16) Tiger Woods mother-in-law in the hospital
17) Post-investigation report of why Air France crashed
18) Brazilian air force disagrees with the analysis of [story #17]
19) Amputation of Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa
20) Continental Airlines flight crashes in Buffalo

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/15/top.stories.year/

Aren't we at war or something?

[LiveCoug]

So, had this whole Tiger thing happened in January, would it have been the biggest story? Number of website hits? Wouldn't that be more biased towards earlier stories? Guess not, as balloon boy is number one.

[myboynoah]

What an indictment.

Yeah. Where are days 2 thru 8 of balloon boy?

Stupid media.

[Fiyero]

Balloon boy's parents were sentenced to jail this morning. 90 days for papa, 20 days for mama, just grateful she's not being deported.

Merry Christmas!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/23/...ing/index.html