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YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6679996","When fans get physical","Professional athletes and the people who pay to see them perform are at odds. The chasm is larger than ever. Money is the reason. By Michael Ventre.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_sports_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6681624","Money may be overrated","Money buys happiness, just not as much of it as you might think, according to a small but growing body of economic research. By Martin Wolk.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_economy_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6688169","Tilting toward Tehran","Foreign policy experts warn of it. Europe scrambles to avert it. Economists say we can’t afford it. Yet, Bush is heading for it – confrontation with Iran. By Kari Huus.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_foreignpolicy_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6523519","The anti-pundits","It was the year of the blogger, the rocker, and the late night talk-show host who challenged convention to became more than a sideline diversion. By Michael Ross.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041213_YE_latenight_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6664094","Buy it; eat it; forget about it","If 2004 taught us anything about food, it’s that our attention span isn’t long enough to change the way we get it or eat it. By Jon Bonne.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_food_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6690315","Space shot heard round the world","SpaceShipOne is just the start for a new space vision ... or is it a 27-year-old space vision? By Alan Boyle.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041207_space_yearend_tease_9a.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6686341","Stem cell promises and politics","The excitement over the possibilities reached a fever pitch and became a hot political issue in 2004. By Jacqueline Stenson.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_stemcell_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6662344","Staying real on the small screen","For every person who fervently wished for reality's demise, there were millions who slavishly tuned in. By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041202_ent_yearend.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6661202","Get used to higher energy prices","This was the year that the surging cost of energy forced the American public to focus on a problem that has been building for years. By John Schoen.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/040327_gasprice_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6637749","The win-win hybrid","It was a breakthrough year for gas-electric vehicles, which can double the mileage of their gas-only peers while slashing pollutants. By Miguel Llanos.
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YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6660840","Politics or profits? Take your pick","For much of the year, news about Wall Street slipped into the margins. It wasn't surprising. By Roland Jones.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041206_nyse_election_tease_9a.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6687972","Internet gambling foes cry ‘terrorism’","Millions of Americans took the Internet betting plunge in 2004, while foes in Congress took a new tack in arguing that it must be banned. By Mike Brunker.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_gambling_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
YIR_navbox_3[i++] = new Array("6692915","A little skepticism, please ...","Swept along by fervor for the born-again President and Catholic disenchantment with the contender, America experienced a religious revival in 2004. By Alex Johnson.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/YearinReview_2004/041210_YE_religion_tease.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "74", "98", "", "", "", "", "");
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