What was the biggest news story of 2009?
In a Facebook poll of 710 respondents, 26.6% chose “Michael Jackson dies”. How we count
Michael Jackson dies
26.6%189
Obama sworn in, confronts challenges
25.9%184
Economy struggles, job woes
13.8%98
Health care reform
10%71
H1N1 pandemic and vaccine
8%57
'Sully' lands plane on Hudson River
7%50
Maddoff's Ponzi scheme exposed
3.2%23
Afghanistan war, troop surge
2.1%15
GM, Chrysler bankruptcy
2%14
Iran election protests
1.3%9
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