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Maya, 8, looks at a Barbie designed by Hollywood designer Bob Mackie at the exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, December 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)
Maya, 8, looks at a Barbie designed by Hollywood designer Bob Mackie at the exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, December 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)
INDEPTH: YEAR IN REVIEW 2004
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CBC News Online | December 20, 2004

Bush in Halifax: 'Thank you for your kindness'

U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Halifax to thank Atlantic Canadians for opening their doors to stranded Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
Crown asks for jail time for Walkerton water manager

Former Walkerton water manager Stan Koebel should serve two years in jail for his part in the tainted water tragedy, Crown lawyers tells court
Ukrainian court rules election invalid

Fireworks crackles above Kiev's main square after the country's highest court throws out the results of the Nov. 21 presidential runoff election and orders a repeat of the vote by Dec. 26.
U.S. army deserter seeking refugee status in Canada

An immigration panel in Toronto opens a hearing to decide whether a former paratrooper who fled the United States to evade the war in Iraq should be allowed to stay in Canada.
1,000th U.S. soldier killed in combat in Iraq

U.S. President George W. Bush marks the 63rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by speaking to the marines who have shouldered much of the fight in Iraq. But Bush's visit comes on an inauspicious day, when the number of deaths of Americans in combat in Iraq reaches a sombre new total.
Karzai sworn-in as first elected Afghan president

Hamid Karzai officially becomes Afghanistan's first popularly elected president at a swearing-in ceremony attended by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney and about 150 other foreign dignitaries.
Supreme Court OK's same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal government can change the definition of marriage, giving gays and lesbians the legal right to marry.
Yushchenko poisoned, doctors say

Doctors in Vienna say Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's mysterious illness was caused by dioxin poisoning.
Millions now need help

An earthquake centred off the northern coast of Sumatra triggers a tsunami that kills thousands and causes flooding in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and many other countries on the Indian Ocean.




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