Top 10 people who were famous in 2005 for no other reason than being famous.

Top 10 ways in which the Bush Administration subverted our democracy in 2005 while claiming to defend it.

Top 10 ways I can drive home fast during rush hour, including maps and strategies.

Top 10 social programs that could have been fully funded in 2005 if not for government waste, bureaucracy, corruption, favoritism, pork and political infighting.

Top 10 misrepresentations by the Bush Administration in 2005.

Top 10 ways that the national news media failed its audience in 2005.

Top 10 ways that everyday people were exploited by multinational corporations.

Top 10 elected officials who can actually be trusted.

Top 10 ways to make Internet spammers pay for the inconvenience they cause me.

Top 10 things this country could have done in 2005 – but didn't do – to foster peace and end suffering around the world.

(Jan. 5, 2005)

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