Visions of a Decade

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  • 2000 s: 2000 -- Dawn of a Decade


  • 2001 s: 2001 -- Terrorism, Protest, Fraud


  • 2002 s: 2002 -- Abuse, Abductions, Afghanistan


  • 2003 s: 2003 -- Shock and Awe


  • 2004 s: 2004 -- The Year of Scandals and Tsunamis


  • 2005 s: 2005 -- Katrina and Colbert


  • 2006 s: 2006 -- Violence and Catastrophe


  • 2007 s: 2007 -- The Year of the Surge


  • 2008 s: 2008 -- Economic Collapse


  • 2009 s: 2009 -- Hoaxes, Heroes, and the Passing of the King

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January 2002
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January 2002

President George W. Bush addresses the nation in his Jan. 29 State of the Union address, in which he coined the phrase Axis of Evil to describe Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

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