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1 Top Ten Stories AP

2 Top Ten Stories selected by AP for the U.S./ World

3 Top Ten Stories AP *. Tsunami top story of year, with top story of year, with an *

4 Top Ten Stories AP Tsunami top story of year, with an * But the ballot arrived in early December, weeks before a monster earthquake deep beneath the ocean would spawn a killer tidal wave that would leave more than 150,000+ dead and millions homeless. As a result, this year's Top 10 list doesn't include what arguably has become the most compelling, heartbreaking story of 2004 As a result, this year's Top 10 list doesn't include what arguably has become the most compelling, heartbreaking story of 2004.

5 Top Ten Stories AP U.S. presidential election

6 Top Ten Stories AP U.S. presidential election. John Kerry narrowly lost the pivotal swing state of Ohio after a campaign in which President Bush insisted he was best qualified to be commander in chief best qualified to be commander in chief at a time of complex challenges at a time of complex challenges to national security.

7 Top Ten Stories AP/DDN War in Iraq.

8 Top Ten Stories AP War in Iraq. Anti-American insurgents wreaked havoc with car bombings and videotaped beheadings of hostages; the death toll for U.S. military forces passed 1,300, and the toll of Iraqi civilians was many times higher.

9 Top Ten Stories AP Florida hurricanes Four major hurricanes -- Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne -- devastated Florida and other southern states in August and September, killing 117 in Florida.

10 Top Ten Stories AP Abu Ghraib scandal 4. Abu Ghraib scandal.

11 Top Ten Stories AP Abu Ghraib scandal Photographs came to light showing U.S. military guards at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad forcing naked Iraqi prisoners to pose in humiliating prisoners to pose in humiliating positions.The scandal fueled anti-American sentiment anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world.

12 Top Ten Stories AP Sept. 11 report 5. Sept. 11 report.

13 Top Ten Stories AP Sept. 11 report 5. Sept. 11 report. The commission formed to investigate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, concluded that America's leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before Sept. 11 and recommended creation of creation of a national intelligence director.

14 Top Ten Stories AP Gay marriage 6. Gay marriage.

15 Top Ten Stories AP Gay marriage Massachusetts became the first state to have legal, same-sex weddings, and local officials in several places also wed gay and lesbian couples before courts intervened. However, each time the issue reached the ballot -- in 13 states in all -- voters decisively approved constitutional amendments banning gay marriage However, each time the issue reached the ballot -- in 13 states in all -- voters decisively approved constitutional amendments banning gay marriage.

16 Top Ten Stories AP Arafat dies.

17 Top Ten Stories AP Arafat dies. Yasser Arafat's death in November, at age 75, triggered mourning at age 75, triggered mourning among Palestinians but also sparked hopes of a breakthrough in also sparked hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to end their long, bloody conflict with Israel conflict with Israel.

18 Top Ten Stories AP Reagan dies 8. Reagan dies.

19 Top Ten Stories AP Reagan dies Alzheimer's disease had kept Ronald Reagan out of the public eye for a decade. But when the nation's 40th president died in June, at 93, Americans responded with an outpouring of affection and respect. of affection and respect.

20 Top Ten Stories AP Russian school seizure.

21 Top Ten Stories AP Russian school seizure. A band of terrorists, believed to be led by a Chechen warlord, took more than 1,000 people hostage at a school in September. When the seizure ended, amid explosions and gunfire, more than 330 hostages had been killed -- most of them children ended, amid explosions and gunfire, more than 330 hostages had been killed -- most of them children.

22 Top Ten Stories AP/DDN Madrid bombings.

23 Top Ten Stories AP Madrid bombings. Another stunning terrorist strike occurred in March, when 190 people were killed after bombs hidden in backpacks exploded on four commuter trains during Madrid's morning rush hour.

24 Top Ten Stories AP * Tsunami 1. U.S. presidential election. 2. War in Iraq. 3. Florida hurricanes. 4. Abu Ghraib scandal. 5. Sept. 11 report. 6. Gay marriage. 7. Arafat dies. 8. Reagan dies. 9. Russian school seizure. 10. Madrid bombings.