Courtesy of Mish.
According to Yahoo!News the top story of the year was the Jodi Arias trial.
I confess. I never heard of her. Had to look it up.
Most of the Yahoo!News top ten would not have made my top 100. My criteria includes events that have a chance to shape history in a major way.
Here are my lists, county by country, theme by theme.
United States
Obamacare
Obamacare has been in the news multiple times a day, for months on end. Republicans attempting to overturn Obamacare made fools of themselves doing so. They lost a major budget battle in the process. Ironically, it was not until Republicans gave up, that Obamacare public opinion changed.
On December 23, a CNN Poll showed Obamacare Support at Record Low 35%. The Fiscal Times noted Millennials Jump Ship over Obamacare Bait and Switch. The Fiscal Times also rated Obama’s health care promise the “Lie of the Year“.
And the story is not yet over: Three states have legislation pending that would Gut Obamacare, making enforcement of the law illegal.
Bernanke Out; Yellen In; Fed Tapers
Bernanke is out Janet Yellen is in, following a D.C. battle for Fed chairperson between Yellen and Larry Summers. It’s a case of Tweedle Dum vs. Tweedle Dee. Neither is qualified for the job.
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