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Thursday, December 21, 2006

A Brief Diversion

From America's finest newspaper. I mean, of course, The Onion.

THE TOP STORIES OF 2006

  1. December 15, 2006

    Thousands More Dead In Continuing Iraq Victory

  2. May 24, 2006

    Al Gore Caught Warming Globe To Increase Box Office Profits

  3. November 8, 2006

    Kevin Federline, Wife Divorce

  4. July 6, 2006

    Ken Lay's Children Inherit 4,000 Pensions

  5. August 14, 2006

    Israel Bombs Anti-Semitism Out Of Lebanon

  6. November 9, 2006

    Karl Rove Accused Of Throwing Midterm Elections

  7. August 5, 2006

    NASA Launches Probe To Inform Pluto Of Demotion

  8. September 6, 2006

    Osama Bin Laden Takes Credit For Crocodile Hunter's Death

  9. February 14, 2006

    Generous Vice President Cheney Gives Hard-Working Media Field Day

  10. January 31, 2006

    Coretta Scott King's Wiretap Ends

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