My top news stories of the year (Pam)

5. A couple crashed a dinner at the White House and was able to get to some of the most important people in our country.

4. Grass-roots “tea parties” are organized around the country.

3. Military recruiter shot Little Rock AR on June 1, 2009

2. Salvation Army officer shot on Christmas Eve. Little Rock AR

1. Chaplain Botsford made is home safe with the solider that served with him in Iraq.

Dale’s top news Stories

5. The attempted Christmas Day terror attack

4. Michael Jackson died as well as Senator Ted Kennedy.

3. The inauguration of the first African-American president.

2. The Fort Hood Massacre

1. The “Miracle on the Hudson”

The top 5 fastest rising searches on Google in 2009 globally:

1. Michael Jackson

2. Facebook

3. tuenti

4. Twitter

5. sanalika

The top 5 fastest rising searches on Google in the United States in 2009:

1. twitter

2. michael jackson

3. facebook

4. hulu

5. hi5