There’s been hundreds of big news stories this year, some of them lingering on our papers, blogs, and airwaves, others falling deeper into our e-boxes and mental file cabinets. The annual year in review provides a dizzying opportunity to reflect on how much has happened, how much went wrong, and how much remains to be answered. Well, here’s ten reminders — issues, events, crimes, and mysteries that deserve more attention in the news and in the public discourse during the coming year.

–Catherine, Media Editor

1. Who is being held responsible for the the disappearance of $9 billion in Iraq reconstruction money?

2. What really happened at Abu Ghraib?

3. Were US troops given ecstasy to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder?

4. Is there any merit to the New Orlean’s levee bombing conspiracy?

5. Who is paying for Katrina-related gas gouging?

6. How did Jeff Gannon/James Guckert get into the White House press corps?

7. Were there any repercussions for the Bush Administration after it broke laws prohibiting the use of covert propaganda?

8. What went wrong in Ohio?

9. Were there pre-planted explosives at Ground Zero?

10. Will cloned food products soon fill our supermarkets?

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