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== Stories of the Decade ==
 
== Stories of the Decade ==
 
*[[September 11]], 2001 Terrorist Attacks
 
*[[September 11]], 2001 Terrorist Attacks
*The "Surge" was a huge victory that secured [[Iraq]'s immediate future
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*The "Surge" was a huge victory that secured [[Iraq]]'s immediate future
 
*The taking, for the benefit of a corporation and higher tax revenue, of the long-held homes of Susanne Kelo and others in New London, Connecticut, decided against the homeowners by a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court.  Forcibly ousted and their homes destroyed, the residents moved elsewhere at great disruption to their lives.  Then, four years later, Pfizer [[Kelo v. New London|abandoned the project]] for its own reasons, leaving a useless eyesore in the wreckage.
 
*The taking, for the benefit of a corporation and higher tax revenue, of the long-held homes of Susanne Kelo and others in New London, Connecticut, decided against the homeowners by a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court.  Forcibly ousted and their homes destroyed, the residents moved elsewhere at great disruption to their lives.  Then, four years later, Pfizer [[Kelo v. New London|abandoned the project]] for its own reasons, leaving a useless eyesore in the wreckage.
 
*The Ramos-Compean incident that began in February 2006 with actions by agents Ignacios Ramos and Jose Compean and did not end until their sentences were commuted by President [[George W. Bush]] in January 2009.
 
*The Ramos-Compean incident that began in February 2006 with actions by agents Ignacios Ramos and Jose Compean and did not end until their sentences were commuted by President [[George W. Bush]] in January 2009.
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