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December 18, 2009 04:49 PM

The Millennium decade - 2000-2009

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KRT US NEWS PHOTO FOR USE WITH YEAREND PACKAGE KRT PHOTO BY TOM GRALISH/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (December 21) OWENSBORO, KY -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush is flooded with confetti at a campaign stop Saturday, July 29, 2000. Bush is making his way to Philadelphia for the Republican Convention where he will accept the party's nomination for president. (Digital image) (PH) PL KD  2000 (Horiz) (gsb)
KRT US NEWS PHOTO FOR USE WITH YEAREND PACKAGE KRT PHOTO BY TOM GRALISH/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (December 21) OWENSBORO, KY -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush is flooded with confetti at a campaign stop Saturday, July 29, 2000. Bush is making his way to Philadelphia for the Republican Convention where he will accept the party's nomination for president. (Digital image) (PH) PL KD 2000 (Horiz) (gsb) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: Y2K KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT9) WASHINGTON, D.C. December 31 - Under a lighted Washington monument, two partygoers kiss as they celebrate the turn of the century Friday night. (KRT) AP,PL,KD,BL 1999 (Horiz) (smd) (Additional photos available on KRT Direct, KRT/PressLink or upon request)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: Y2K KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT9) WASHINGTON, D.C. December 31 - Under a lighted Washington monument, two partygoers kiss as they celebrate the turn of the century Friday night. (KRT) AP,PL,KD,BL 1999 (Horiz) (smd) (Additional photos available on KRT Direct, KRT/PressLink or upon request) KRT
KRT US NEWS PHOTO FOR USE WITH YEAREND PACKAGE KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (December 21) DULLES, VA -- Elian Gonzalez and his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, wave as they board a plane taking them back to Cuba from Dulles International Airport Wednesday, June 28, 2000. The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by relatives in Miami who sought to keep the boy in the United States. (KRT) PL KD  2000 (Horiz) (gsb)
KRT US NEWS PHOTO FOR USE WITH YEAREND PACKAGE KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (December 21) DULLES, VA -- Elian Gonzalez and his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, wave as they board a plane taking them back to Cuba from Dulles International Airport Wednesday, June 28, 2000. The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by relatives in Miami who sought to keep the boy in the United States. (KRT) PL KD 2000 (Horiz) (gsb) KRT
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM MACMILLAN/PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS (December 21) A New York City firefighter looks out at the ruins of the World Trade Center at first light on Wednesday, September 12, 2001 from inside a nearby office building. (PD) NC 2001 (Horiz) (kn)
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY JIM MACMILLAN/PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS (December 21) A New York City firefighter looks out at the ruins of the World Trade Center at first light on Wednesday, September 12, 2001 from inside a nearby office building. (PD) NC 2001 (Horiz) (kn) KRT
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (December 21) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A military helicopter flies over the Pentagon after an airplane crashed into the building following similar attacks on the World Trade Center on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. (KRT) NC 2001 (Horiz) (gsb)
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (December 21) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A military helicopter flies over the Pentagon after an airplane crashed into the building following similar attacks on the World Trade Center on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. (KRT) NC 2001 (Horiz) (gsb) KRT
KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ATTACKS-CEMETARY KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM PENNINGTON/FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (January 10)  An Afghan woman visits the graves of 24 Arab fighters in Kandahar, Afghanistan December 28, 2001. Afghan people leave offerings, that include water, candy, grains, and flags at the graves in Kandahar. (FT) NC KD BL 2002 (Horiz.) (kn)
KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ATTACKS-CEMETARY KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM PENNINGTON/FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (January 10) An Afghan woman visits the graves of 24 Arab fighters in Kandahar, Afghanistan December 28, 2001. Afghan people leave offerings, that include water, candy, grains, and flags at the graves in Kandahar. (FT) NC KD BL 2002 (Horiz.) (kn) Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PETE SOUZA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE (December 21) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Matt Story and his sister, Dawn Mahan, pay their respects at their mother's chair at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center on Monday June 11, 2001, following the execution of Timothy McVeigh. (TB) NC 2001 (Horiz) (lde)
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PETE SOUZA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE (December 21) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Matt Story and his sister, Dawn Mahan, pay their respects at their mother's chair at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center on Monday June 11, 2001, following the execution of Timothy McVeigh. (TB) NC 2001 (Horiz) (lde) KRT
FOR USE WITH KRT ENTERTAINMENT STORIES SLUGGED: AMERICANIDOL KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY LIONELHAHN/ABACA PRESS (September 5) American Idol Kelly Clarkson greets fans at the American Idol finale at the Kodak Theatre, Wednesday September 4, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (KRT) NC KD 2002 (Horiz) (lde)
FOR USE WITH KRT ENTERTAINMENT STORIES SLUGGED: AMERICANIDOL KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY LIONELHAHN/ABACA PRESS (September 5) American Idol Kelly Clarkson greets fans at the American Idol finale at the Kodak Theatre, Wednesday September 4, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (KRT) NC KD 2002 (Horiz) (lde) KRT
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND: KRT Photo Ken Cedeno: Montgomery County Chief of Police Charles Moose holds up a composit of the white box truck  they are looking for October 12, 2002.  The words on the side of the vehicle are not the words witnesses have read.  they are merely words to depict where words are.  The sniper shootings have plagued the Washington DC area for over a week now.  The most recent shooting was 50 miles south of DC in Fredricksberg, MD.
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND: KRT Photo Ken Cedeno: Montgomery County Chief of Police Charles Moose holds up a composit of the white box truck they are looking for October 12, 2002. The words on the side of the vehicle are not the words witnesses have read. they are merely words to depict where words are. The sniper shootings have plagued the Washington DC area for over a week now. The most recent shooting was 50 miles south of DC in Fredricksberg, MD. Ken Cedeno
FOR USE WITH 2003 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY ABD RABBO AMMAR/ABACA PRESS (March 21) The Iraqi capital of Baghdad is shelled by U.S. cruise missiles on Thursday, March 20, 2003. The presidential palace compound has been hit. (cic) 2003
FOR USE WITH 2003 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY ABD RABBO AMMAR/ABACA PRESS (March 21) The Iraqi capital of Baghdad is shelled by U.S. cruise missiles on Thursday, March 20, 2003. The presidential palace compound has been hit. (cic) 2003 KRT
2003: Debris from space shuttle Columbia streaks through the sky after the aircraft broke apart after entering the Earth's atmosphere. (Bill McCallum via Fort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT)
2003: Debris from space shuttle Columbia streaks through the sky after the aircraft broke apart after entering the Earth's atmosphere. (Bill McCallum via Fort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT) KRT
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT SPORTS STORY SLUGGED: SUPERBOWL KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK SCHNEIDER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (February 1) Janet Jackson grabs her chest after it was exposed during her halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium, Sunday, February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas. (gsb) 2004
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT SPORTS STORY SLUGGED: SUPERBOWL KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK SCHNEIDER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (February 1) Janet Jackson grabs her chest after it was exposed during her halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium, Sunday, February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas. (gsb) 2004 KRT
2004: Nancy Reagan stands over the casket of her husband during the state funeral for former President Ronald Reagan. (Peter Jones / Reuters / MCT)
2004: Nancy Reagan stands over the casket of her husband during the state funeral for former President Ronald Reagan. (Peter Jones / Reuters / MCT) KRT
KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: USIRAQ KRT PHOTO BY KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (May 23) SADR CITY, IRAQ -- Artist Salah Adien uses images of prisoners from Abu Ghraib prison in a protest piece he is painting on a wall in Sadr City, Iraq, on Sunday, May 23, 2004. (gsb) 2004
KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: USIRAQ KRT PHOTO BY KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (May 23) SADR CITY, IRAQ -- Artist Salah Adien uses images of prisoners from Abu Ghraib prison in a protest piece he is painting on a wall in Sadr City, Iraq, on Sunday, May 23, 2004. (gsb) 2004 KRT
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ARAFAT KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY YOSSI ZAMIR/FLASH 90 (ISRAEL OUT) (November 12) Palestinian mourners reach for the coffin of Yasser Arafat as it is carried to the burial site in his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday, November 12, 2004. (gsb) 2004
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ARAFAT KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY YOSSI ZAMIR/FLASH 90 (ISRAEL OUT) (November 12) Palestinian mourners reach for the coffin of Yasser Arafat as it is carried to the burial site in his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday, November 12, 2004. (gsb) 2004 KRT
FOR USE WITH 2005 YEAR-END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: TSUNAMI-BODIES KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY NORMAN NG/KANSAS CITY STAR (January 16) BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- Indonesian Red Cross volunteer Muhammad surveys a suburb of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, January 16, 2005. Three weeks after the disaster, more bodies are being found as flood waters recede. (gsb) 2005
FOR USE WITH 2005 YEAR-END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: TSUNAMI-BODIES KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY NORMAN NG/KANSAS CITY STAR (January 16) BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- Indonesian Red Cross volunteer Muhammad surveys a suburb of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, January 16, 2005. Three weeks after the disaster, more bodies are being found as flood waters recede. (gsb) 2005 KRT
2005: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an outspoken critic of the United States, becomes president of Iran. (Farzaneh Khademian / ABACA / MCT)
2005: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an outspoken critic of the United States, becomes president of Iran. (Farzaneh Khademian / ABACA / MCT) Farzaneh Khademian/ABACAUSA.COM
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: WEA-KATRINA KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (August 31) NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Myrtis Clark yells in frustration at National Guard trucks as they head through floodwaters in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday August 31, 2005. (gsb) 2005
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: WEA-KATRINA KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (DALLAS OUT) (August 31) NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Myrtis Clark yells in frustration at National Guard trucks as they head through floodwaters in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday August 31, 2005. (gsb) 2005 KRT
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KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED USIRAQ-KILLINGS KRT PHOTO (June 27) The hands of Mohammed Khalif, 47, are still in handcuffs as his body lies in the morgue in Baghdad, Iraq. Family members say he was abducted on June 10, 2005, by 30 men, who arrived in trucks with police insignia and had radios, uniforms, flak vests and helmets. (gsb) 2005
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED USIRAQ-KILLINGS KRT PHOTO (June 27) The hands of Mohammed Khalif, 47, are still in handcuffs as his body lies in the morgue in Baghdad, Iraq. Family members say he was abducted on June 10, 2005, by 30 men, who arrived in trucks with police insignia and had radios, uniforms, flak vests and helmets. (gsb) 2005 KRT
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY NATI SHOHAT/FLASH 90 (December 21) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL -- Ariel Sharon, Israel's newly elected prime minister, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, on February 7, 2001, the morning after defeating Ehud Barak in national elections. (KRT) NC 2001 (Horiz) (mvw)
FOR USE WITH 2001 YEAREND PHOTO PACKAGE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY NATI SHOHAT/FLASH 90 (December 21) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL -- Ariel Sharon, Israel's newly elected prime minister, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, on February 7, 2001, the morning after defeating Ehud Barak in national elections. (KRT) NC 2001 (Horiz) (mvw) KRT
Mexican citizen Jose Antonio Breton peers through the massive fence at the border of Mexico and the United States near Tijuana on May 10, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush is addressing immigration and border security in a televised address on Monday, May 15, 2006. (Tom Pennington/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
Mexican citizen Jose Antonio Breton peers through the massive fence at the border of Mexico and the United States near Tijuana on May 10, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush is addressing immigration and border security in a televised address on Monday, May 15, 2006. (Tom Pennington/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) MCT
2007: The casket of former President Gerald R. Ford lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (Bill Auth / MCT)
2007: The casket of former President Gerald R. Ford lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (Bill Auth / MCT) MCT
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox and James Lockhart, III Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, September 23, 2008, before the Senate Banking Committee. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox and James Lockhart, III Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, September 23, 2008, before the Senate Banking Committee. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT) MCT
2008: As the recession deepens, Ed Neufelt of Wakarusa, Ind., bows his head and gives thanks for a meal at the Faith Mission. (Warren Skalski / MCT)
2008: As the recession deepens, Ed Neufelt of Wakarusa, Ind., bows his head and gives thanks for a meal at the Faith Mission. (Warren Skalski / MCT) MCT
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President Barack Obama takes the oath as the 44th U.S. President with his wife, Michelle, by his side at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
President Barack Obama takes the oath as the 44th U.S. President with his wife, Michelle, by his side at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT) MCT
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Monday, August 25, 2008. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Monday, August 25, 2008. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT) Abaca Press
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: JACKSON KRT PHOTOGRAPH POOL VIA ABACA PRESS (January 16) Singer Michael Jackson arrives for a court appearance in Santa Maria, California, on January 16, 2004. Jackson has pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges. (gsb) 2004
FOR USE WITH 2004 YEAR END PHOTO PACKAGE -- KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: JACKSON KRT PHOTOGRAPH POOL VIA ABACA PRESS (January 16) Singer Michael Jackson arrives for a court appearance in Santa Maria, California, on January 16, 2004. Jackson has pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges. (gsb) 2004 KRT
2009: Tiger Woods came under intense scrutiny after revelations of extramarital affairs became public. (David Joles / Minneapolis Star Tribune / MCT)
2009: Tiger Woods came under intense scrutiny after revelations of extramarital affairs became public. (David Joles / Minneapolis Star Tribune / MCT) MCT
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