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Top Two News Words (For 2011)

The top two news words for 2011 were: OBAMA LIBYA

Followed by: CHINA PRESIDENT MISSING DEBT SYRIA CRISIS HEALTH PROTESTERS JOBS PAKISTAN JAPAN EGYPT

The year started with CHURCH EGYPT and ended with IOWA ROMNEY.

Top Two for 2010: OBAMA CHINA
Top Two for 2009: OBAMA HEALTH
Top Two for 2008: OBAMA IRAQ
Top Two for 2007: IRAQ BUSH

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Top Two News Words (For 2010)

The top two news words for 2010 were: OBAMA CHINA

The year started with SECURITY OBAMA and ended with RING COAST.

Some of the notable pairs in between were:

  • HAITI EARTHQUAKE
  • OBAMA IPAD
  • OBAMA SALINGER
  • TALIBAN STIMULUS
  • CHILE EARTHQUAKE
  • HEALTH CARE
  • GOLDMAN VOLCANO
  • SPILL GULF
  • BYRD KAGAN
  • FACEBOOK PRIVACY
  • RUSSIA SWAP
  • WIKILEAKS HAYWARD
  • STEVENS ALASKA
  • BECK RALLY
  • MINERS NOBEL
  • INDONESIA TSUNAMI
  • ELECTION SENATE
  • CHRISTMAS ECLIPSE

Top Two for 2009: OBAMA HEALTH
Top Two for 2008: OBAMA IRAQ
Top Two for 2007: IRAQ BUSH

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Top Two News Words (For 2009)

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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Top Two News Words (By Hour)

Top news sources are parsed by a computer every hour and the two most frequently used words are determined and printed out on a continuous sheet of paper. (Online Version )

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