Special Sections | 2006: The Year in Review

QUOTES OF THE YEAR

Say What?
From 'diablo' to 'chocolate' to 'macaca,' many notables had a huge case of foot-in-mouth disease this year

Top 10 Stories in U.S.
From John Mark Karr to an Amish community shattered by a gunman to five brave firefighters losing their lives, the year's top U.S. stories made us angry but also showed the strength of the human spirit

Top 10 Stories in World
Among the major stories were the war in Iraq, Saddam's death sentence and North Korea's test of a nuclear device
The World in Pictures
Some memorable images came from Java's Mount Merapi, the evacuation of West Bank settlers and protests in Nepal

Ups and Downs in 2006
2006 was harsh for the GOP, great for Democrats, rough on President Bush and incredibly stellar for Barack Obama
Turning Political Fortunes
Scandal, magnetism and a little thing called the Internet played major roles in politicians' personal fortunes in '06
Iraq, Elections Top '06 News
Immigration, White House shake-up and an accidental shooting involving the vice president also grabbed headlines
Politicians Gone Wild
Political scandal cast a long shadow in 2006, forcing some lawmakers to leave their cushy jobs for jail, rehab or home

Words of the Year
From a crotch on fire to panties that refused to be worn, the pop culture catch phrases of '06 were particularly raunchy
Celebrity Lows
Here's the best of the bunch, from the drunk to the dirty to the downright disgusting
• GRRR! Oblivion of the Year
2006 Passings
Robert Altman, Don Knotts, Peter Boyle, Steve Irwin and Ed Bradley are only some of the stars we lost this year
Entertainment Top Tens
What was 2006's hottest TV show? Movie? Book? Who was the most searched-for celeb? Read on to find out

Everyone's a Geek Now
In 2006, video games were big news, YouTube ruled, MySpace boomed — and we all feared hackers
More Heat, Fewer Planets: The Year in Science
It was a good year if you liked hot weather; not such a good one if you happened to be Pluto
Look Back in Contempt
Eight products, including a laptop, two digital cameras, an HDTV and a cell phone, that were the worst of 2006
Twilight of the Idols
In 2006, Bill Gates, Sun's Scott McNealy ended long feud by both semi-retiring; HP dethroned Dell as PC sales king
Best, Worst in Video Games
'Elder Scrolls,' 'Gears of War', 'Okami' ruled; PlayStation 3 launch seriously didn't
2006's Best YouTube Clips
Without it, you'd never know of Lonelygirl 15, the Two Chinese Boys or OK Go — and the GOP might still control the Senate

The Top 10 Health Stories of 2006
The top health stories of 2006 included global health issues like AIDS, pandemic flu and obesity as well as the first-ever cancer vaccine