Visions of a Decade

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  • 2000 Dawn of a Decade


  • 2001 Terrorism, Protest, Fraud


  • 2002 Abuse, Abductions, Afghanistan


  • 2003 Shock and Awe


  • 2004 The Year of Scandals and Tsunamis


  • 2005 Katrina and Colbert


  • 2006 Violence and Catastrophe


  • 2007 The Year of the Surge


  • 2008 Economic Collapse


  • 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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