I've contributed a song to this great compilation, Courage and Consequence (under the name Rival Dickens). It's a musical protest of Karl Rove's memoir of the same name.

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The top two news words for 2009 were: OBAMA HEALTH

It was quite a year, starting with GAZA OBAMA and ending with OBAMA SECURITY.

Some of the notable pairs in between were:

• OBAMA INAUGURATION
• OBAMA STIMULUS
• OBAMA BLAGOJEVICH
• OBAMA MADOFF
• CAPTAIN PIRATES
• SWINE CHRYSLER
• IRAN SANFORD
• JACKSON MICHAEL
• CRONKITE WALTER
• SOTOMAYOR SENATE
• PAUL GUITAR
• KENNEDY EDWARD
• SWAYZE PATRICK
• IRAN POLANSKI
• LETTERMAN QUAKE
• OBAMA NOBEL
• BALLOON PAKISTAN
• HOOD FORT
• TIGER WOODS

Top Two for 2008: OBAMA IRAQ
Top Two for 2007: IRAQ BUSH

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