Year in Review, 2008

News and Analysis

• News of the Nation
  Historic Presidential Election • Obama Assembles a Centrist Administration • Democrats Gain Seats in Congress • Financial Crisis
• News of the World
  Conditions Deteriorate in Afghanistan • India Rocked By a Wave of Terrorist Attacks • Iraq on the Path Toward Effective Leadership • Hopes Are Dashed for Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians Under the Bush Administration • North Korea Continues Roller Coaster Diplomacy • Changing of the Guard in Pakistan • Turmoil Within South Africa's Ruling Party • Elections Fail to Bring Change or Hope to Zimbabwe
• News: Month by Month
  Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events
• Iraq Conflict Timeline 2008
  Iraq's Parliament passed several important laws in 2008
• Supreme Court Decisions
  Rules for Gun Rights • Restores Sentencing Control to Federal Judges • Protects Medical Device Makers
• Campaign 2008
  Barack Obama won one of the most pivotal elections in recent history
• Piracy Prone Areas in 2008
  The Gulf of Aden was particularly vulernable to piracy in 2008
• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
  American swimmer Michael Phelps undoubtedly emerged as the star of the Games