The Year in Mastheads

2008 In Mastheads
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Sometimes the photo will change several times during a big story newsday.

7/6: California fires shock state and Arnold and 20,000 homes are threatened.

7/5: Dara Torres becomes immortal. Jesse Helms is dead. One inspires. One just expires.

7/4: America's 232nd Independence Day.

7/3: Columbina hostages freed by secret assault after six years.

7/2: Hancock opens with mixed reviews. NY Times, "Imperfect movie of an imperfect hero."

7/1: Michael Phelps begins his historic Olympic quest calm and focused, with a world record.

6/30: Amid critical acclaim Wall.E romps in theaters over the weekend. An instant classic.

6/29: Mugabe announces his election while world holds its nose.

6/28: Obama-Clinton unity show seems flat and forced. Holdouts shrug. Obama looks ahead.

6/27: North Korea starts blowing up nuclear facilities with military possibilities.

6/26: North Korean reveals nuke plan, Bush moves to ease sanctions ... "First step."

6/25: Robert Mugabe defies the world's condemnation and proceeds with phoney runoff.

6/24: Tom Brokaw takes over Meet The Press after Russert's untimely death.

6/23: George Carlin, a defining comedian, dies at 71.

6/22: Weather is the biggest news since January 1. Unusual in it's intensity and persistence.

6/21: Water and ice confirmed on Mars.

6/20: US Treasury stimulus checks not sent to millions ... no tax returns filed.

6/19: Obama leads McCain in crucial states of Florida, California and Ohio. Getting stronger.

6/18: The Celtics and their coch, Doc Rivers, win the NBA title. The first in many years.

6/17: Tiger wins the US Open after 18 hole playoff tie and sudden death. Best Open ever.

6/16: The Lakers rally to win game five. Series comes back to Boston.

6/15: A wounded Tiger (recovering from surgery) pounces and leads an elite US Open field.

6/13: Iowa has a 500-year flood. Residents shocked as disaster spreads.

6/12: James Carville says that Al Gore should be Vice President ... again.

6/10: Indiana floods shock US, half the state declared a disaster area.

6/9: The Boston Celtics lead the LA Lakers two games to nothing. The series heads to West Coast.

6/8: Floods in Indiana create 44 county disaster declaration and seven deaths. Unusual.

6/7: They are still talking ... but about what?

6/6: Hillary and Barack make nice, John is taking backstage and is not happy.

6/5: Hillary gives it up ... but not until Saturday.

6/4: Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination. McCain and Clinton turn to him.

6/3: FLDS parents are getting their kids back as Texas continues its attack on the polygamists.

6/2: Even as she keeps winning Hillary is fading out as superdelegates come online.

6/1: DNC votes, effectively, to end Clinton bid. Her campaign erupts in emotional anger.

5/31: Obama quits his church of last eruption, by Rev. Pfleger's parody of Hillary.

5/30: Bosh and Air Force graduates chest it up.

5/29: It's down to the bitter end in South Dakota on Tuesday.

5/28: Scott McClelland says Bush and advisors were not truthful in the runup to war.

5/27: Michael Fornier's dreams drift away with lost balloon. Frustrated, he will try again.

5/26: Nasa's Phoenix Landers successfully lands on Mars' pole to search for water.

5/25: Michael Fournier jumps today from 25 miles: the highest parachute jump in history.

5/24: Clinton evokes RFK June murder as reason to stay in Democratic primary. Denies it later.

5/23: Big tornadoes wreck Wyoming towns.

5/22: US Oil Companies testifyu in Congress that they are not profiteering in any way.

5/21: Ted Kennedy's inoperable brain tumor causes tears in the Senate and nation.

5/20: U.S. air violation angers Venezuela. "Navigation error," US says.

5/19: More quakes shake faith in schools and perhaps in the nation itself.

5/18: Ted Kennedy has a "seizure" and is hospitalized while Massachusetts watches.

5/17: Reality imitates fiction as a skydiver rockets a jet powered wingsuit through the sky.

5/16: The GOP trashes both Obamas in two days calling Barack an appeaser and her unpatriotic.

5/15: John Edwards endorses Barack Obama, but Elizabeth is missing in action on this one.

5/14: Clinton wins WVa overwellmingly amid racial card overtones. Obama unflustered.

5/13: Chinese quake toll reaches 12,000 and may go higher.

5/12: Massive earthquake in China (7.8) rocks the nation.

5/11: Myanmar deth toll rises with heavy rains and disease. Generals stuff ballot boxes.

5/10: Jenna Bush marries Henry Hager in Crawford.

5/9: Palestine erupts again. Could be bad.

5/8: Myanmar suffers 100,000 plus cyclone deaths while the ruling Generals play politcs wth relief.

5/7: Hillary's light dims as she barely wins Indiana and Obama dominates in North Carolina.

5/6: Hillary's ploy of being the blue collar champion may pay off today. Obama works hard in N.C.

5/5: Obama seems to be losing steam after all of Clinton's attacks. OIs he discouraged?

5/4: China is meeting with Dalai Lama's representatives. Finally.

5/3: Ironman movies with Robet Downey Jr. to mixd reviews.

5/2: George W. Bush is rated with lowest approval of any president in US history.

5/1: Michelle Obama says the Wright controversy should be put aside now.

4/30: Bush clashes with Congress over economy and his ratings are 21 percent approval.

4/29: The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that States can mandate photo IDs for voting.

4/28: Reverend Wright speaks out in interview and in weekend sermons.

4/27: Afghan President Karzai escaped an assassination attempt unharmed. One killed, 11 injured.

4/26: Mugabe begins to bend as opposition takes over the legislature in Zimbabwe.

4/25: The US Treasury checks will start arriving early. Woo Hoo.

4/24: On to the Indiana Primary. Dems continue "fatal" primary season.

4/23: Hillary by 8 points in PA. Obama bloodied. The party worried. Hillary dogs onward.

4/22: The Pennsylvania Primary is today. What will it decide?

4/21: Former Presdient Carter reports on Hamas conditions for peade with Israel.

4/20: Danica Patrick wins on the Indy Circuit. First woman to ever do that. She's 23.

4/19: Robert Reich, longtime Clintor friend and supporter, endorses Barack Obama.

4/18: the nation seems to be tiring of Hillary's attack campaign. Obama brushes it off.

4/17: Texas sect begins to resist children's separation and treatment by authorities.

4/16: Unphotogenic Pope moves around US with rock star like news covereage, but no news.

4/15: Here comes the Pope. American Catholics get ready. security issues are daunting.

4/14: Clinton attacks Obama again. This time for being "elitist." Will Pennsylvania listen?

4/13: Crystle Stewart of Texas won the MissUSA pageant yesterday.

4/12: Vice President Cheney's sunglasses cast an odd image, but no naked women.

4/11: Speedo's new Laser Suit is making waves and records at the Olympic tryouts.

4/10: The Masters begins today.

4/9: Haggard-looking Bush cries at Medal of Honor ceremony for Michael Monsoor.

4/8: Long awaited report on the "Surge" due in Senate today. Obama, McCain and Clinton there.

4/7: Zimbabwe's election roils the country as Mugabe seems to be clinging to power.

4/6: Charleton Heston dies leaving a lasting legacy.

4/5: McCain settles in as party leader, but the country thinks he's too old.

4/4: Over 60 percent of Americans like the idea of a Black President. Less for a woman.

4/3: The 40th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is commemorated.

4/2: Mugabe seems headed for a runoff not outright defeat as opposition declares.

4/1: Chelsea Clinton campaigning for Hillary says, "None of your business," to Monica question.

3/31: The Olympic Torch arrives in Beijing and begins a long, disputed journey.

3/30: al-Sadr's army daunts the Iraqi government as Bush's "success" teeters on the brink.

3/29: Second annual Earth Hour blackup. Not widely subscribed to, yet..

3/29: McCain campaigns energetically amid Republican unity. Dems roil in the mud.

3/28: AEY Inc.'s Efraim E. Diveroli is suspended as U.S. procurement company for arms.

3/26: Endeavor returns at night after successful flight enlarging space station significantly.

3/26: Anartica is falling apart. Scientists alarmed and they predict worse is yet to come.

3/25: The "Barbie Bandits" are sentenced. One to prison, one to 10 years probabtion.

3/24: U.S. combat deaths in Iraq reach 4,000.

3/23: Sara Jane Olson freed briefly and then reincarcerated. Clerica.errors frees SLA elder.

3/22: Tibet is still in flames, China is getting tough. The world is watching. Bush is silent.

3/21: Richardson endorses Obama. Says, he will be a "historic and great" president.

3/20: George W. Bush's approval rating rivals the worst in history. Legacy is threatened.

3/19: Record-setting 11 year old pilot, Vicki VanMeter, in the 90's, killed herself yesterday.

3/18: Barack confronts race and religion overtones of the campaign. Hopefully with conviction.

3/17: U.S. bails out Bear Sterns raising eyebrows on Wallstreet.

3/16: Construction crane falls in NYC killing 4. Shuttle astronauts make seven hour repair in space.

3/15: Barack Obama and minister Jerimiah Wright part ways. Some words sound better in church.

3/14: Farraro: "because Barack is black explains why is so successful." Race rages in campaign.

3/13: Spitzer's Ashley Alexandra Dupre "Kristen" interviewed in The New York Times.

3/12: Obama wins Mississippi big and easily. Ferraro makes racist comment (Hillary supporter.)

3/11: Eliot Spitzer's numerous prostitution involvements wreck his career. Wife stands by.

3/10: Storm marches on bringing havoc and shutdowns to mid west.

3/9: Terrible storms cripple Ohio. Remember daylight savings time began last night.

3/8: The last WWI Doughboy, Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107 visits The White House.

3/7: Chapel Hill Student Body President Eve Carson killed Wednesday in campius shooting.

3/6: Big blast in Times Square scares The Big Apple.

3/5: Clinton wins Ohio, Texas and RI. Says "the people have spoken." Obama quiet in AM.

3/4: Today will be Hillary's Day one or the other. Hard to predict but: She wins one.

3/3: Medvedev steps easily into office with no drama. Putin to "assist" as Prime Minister.

3/2: President Ahmadinejad visits Iraq to fanfare and ceremony, plus intense security.

3/1: The economy is tanking, Bush says it's fine. People are worried and wondering what to do.

2/29: Harry with Google's leap frog.

2/29: Prince Harry of England turns out to be serving secretly in Afghanistan.

2/28: William F. Buckley, Conservative icon, dies.

2/27: Florida blacks out for most the of the day. "Mechanical problems" cited but not explained.

2/26: Obama surges ahead in all the polls. Ahead in Texas and closing in Ohio. Clinton unsure.

2/25: Amid amazing glamour and pomp, the Oscars held a successful ceremony, post strike.

2/24: Hillary goes ballistic, throwing caution to the polling winds and attacks Obama harshly.

2/23: Japan launches a "super fast" Internet satellite, may revolutionize speeds, availability.

2/22: Obama and Clinton debate. Some bickering. Little change. She finished stronger.

2/21: Military shoots down irratic satellite and a spectacular lunar eclispe treats East Coast.

2/20: Obama wins Wisconsin and Hawaii for ten straight. Hillary says she's going tough now.

2/19: Castro quits but no changes are expected. All quiet.

2/18: Nancy Reagan falls, is hospitalized. Pakistan votes amidst violence and suspicion.

2/17: Years of protecting Chelsea out the window as Hillary needs the "young" vote.

2/16: The innocent faces of a "revered" student's rampage. He was off his meds.

2/15: Northern Illinois College has gunman randomly shoot 17 from lecture stage. Five dead.

2/14: Valentines Day for people who love people.

2/13: Obama wins everything yesterday. Clinton loses another staff member. Doubts swirl.

2/12: Hillary worries, hides it, resets campaign, reassures contributers but today's primaries loom.

2/11: Obama wins in Maine and heads to Virgina, Maryland and D.C. stronger than ever.

2/10: Obama sweeps all states in weekend primaries. Clinton camp undeterred by Barack's acclaim.

2/9: The Marine Corps' dodo bird, the Osprey (V-22) earns redemption in Iraqi rescue and transit.

2/8: Romney "suspends," and confused the Dems.

2/7: Tornadoes kill dozens in South. Everyone caught by surprize, rare funnels.

2/6: McCain dominates. Romney stubborn and staying. Huckabee surprises. Dems go on.

2/5: Super Tuesday: McCain is praying, Romney waits, Clinton's over and Obama wins.

2/4: The New York Giants snatch history away from Patriots and win 17-14 in upset.

2/3: The New England Patriots have an appointment with history ... one way or another.

2/2: John McCain deals with frontrunner status. Romney tries to buy nomination. Obama rising.

2/1: Democrats debate friendly and fiesty but solid aim now on Republicans. Barack rising.

1/31: Romney wounded, strikes out in all directions. McCain remains calm, true to self.

1/30: John wins all-important Florida primary. Romney falters, Giuliani fades. Hillary fakes it.

1/29: Bush's last speech raises no interest. Obama's gathering strength draws all eyes.

1/28: Bush speech seems small news compared to the Obama's rising popularity.

1/27: Big, big win for Obama in South Carolina.

1/26: McCain endorsed by Florida governor and

1/25: Heath Ledger dies in hotel room.

1/24: After weeks of bloody violence Kenya calls for new elections.

1/23: Bill bashes Obama on race citing Jackson and fairy tales.

1/22: Hillary wants Michigan and Nevada delegates despite agreement not to.

1/21: Clinton and Obama face off in the South Carolina primary. Edwards, too.

1/20: It's the 18-0 New England Patriots and the NY Giants in Superbowl 42.

1/19: Obama makes big gains among Black American voters. Clinton's worry.

1/18: British Airways jet slams at Heathrow, skids to a safe stop. All survive thanks to crew.

1/17: Karl Rove slams Hilary's win in Michigan as emblematic of a weak candidate.

1/16: Romney romps in Michigan, but what does it mean? He promises everything and wins.

1/15: Bush meets with Saudis, seems happy to be in the oil kingdom. Speaks of his faith.

1/14: Golden Globes cancelled due to writers' strike. Oscars next?

1/13: Bush proclaims Iran bad again. Says nations must stop them "before it's too late."

1/12: Cpl. Cesar Amando Lurean is arrested as pregnant marine and fetus found in his yard.

1/11: John Kerry endorses Obama calling him the man of the moment to help America.

1/10: Governor Richardson drops out. Most qualified candidate sees no way to win.

1/9: Clinton and McCain win in New Hampshire. But, Obama has the attention of a nation.

1/8: First votes in New Hampshire show Obama and McCain winning, polls confirm.

1/7: Barack Obama surges ahead of Clinton after Iowa and debate. The nation watches NH.

1/6: Repblicans and Democrats spar at debate as New Hampshre looms on Tuesday.

1/5: Violent, crazy storms cripple California. Category 4 force brings big damage.

1/4: Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win Iowa, Hillary a distant third.

1/3: Iowa caucuses today. Barack looks good, but what will that do to Hill and John?

1/2: Pakistan in election turmoil with delays, riots, and uncertainty about the country's future.

New Year's Day, 2008.

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