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Biz_YIR_2005stories.sPubDate = "12/17/2005 12:40:13 AM GMT";
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Biz_YIR_2005stories.appDeck = "Here is our list of the biggest moments in business in 2005. Take a look and vote below for the story you think is No. 1.";
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Biz_YIR_2005stories[i++] = new Array("","Gas prices top $3","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040824/040824_gasPrice_hmed_9a.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Joe Raedle", "Getty Images file", "99", "148", "", "", "", "", "");
Biz_YIR_2005stories[i-1].body = "The winds of Hurricane Katrina were felt from Boston to Los Angeles as gasoline prices soared 50 percent in just a few weeks, hitting record levels. Prices came down almost as quickly but not before putting a chill into sales of big sport utility vehicles. ";

Biz_YIR_2005stories[i++] = new Array("","Bernanke gets the nod","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/051024/051024_bernanke_hmed_10a.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Larry Downing", "Reuters", "109", "148", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Biz_YIR_2005stories[i-1].body = "Ben Bernanke, a Princeton University professor who has studied the Federal Reserve for much of his academic career, was nominated by President Bush to become its chairman. Although well-prepared, he has enormous shoes to fill as Alan Greenspan has become a giant on the global economic stage in his more than 18 years in the post.";

Biz_YIR_2005stories[i++] = new Array("","Ebbers, others pay the price","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050308/050308_ebbers_hmed_10a.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Peter Morgan", "Reuters", "92", "148", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Biz_YIR_2005stories[i-1].body = "Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years in jail for his part in a massive accounting fraud estimated at $11 billion. Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and finance chief Mark Swartz were sentenced to eight and one-third to 25 years in prison for first-degree grand larceny and other charges related to accusations they stole hundreds of millions of dollars from the company.";

Biz_YIR_2005stories[i++] = new Array("","Airlines hit turbulence","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050914/050914_deltanw_hmed_3p.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Ted S. Warren", "AP file", "110", "147", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Biz_YIR_2005stories[i-1].body = "With a new federal bankruptcy law looming, two of the nation&#146;s biggest airlines, Delta and Northwest, filed for Chapter 11 protection on the same day citing billions of dollars in debt and losses. The airlines followed in the path of United Airlines, which has used bankruptcy court as a powerful lever to win concessions from unionized employees.";

Biz_YIR_2005stories[i++] = new Array("","Housing keeps flying ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050527/050527_housesale_hmed_3p.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Paul Sakuma", "AP", "105", "148", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Biz_YIR_2005stories[i-1].body = "Despite rising concern about skyrocketing prices -- mainly in coastal states -- the housing market showed few signs of a slowdown. Sales hit a new record level and prices surged at double-digit rates in many areas. But by year's end, with mortgage rates rising, even industry analysts predicted that activity will  slow in 2006.";

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