2009: A Year In Review
POSTED: 11:46 am EST December 16, 2009
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 | Senate's 'Liberal Lion' Succumbs To CancerSen. Edward M. Kennedy, seen by some as the last lion of liberalism, succumbed to brain cancer in August. |
 | H1N1 Fears Grip State, NationMore than a dozen Bay Staters died from the H1N1 flu this year, and thousands of others scrambled to protect their families and themselves from the virus. |
 | 50 Hurt In Alleged Texting Trolley Driver CrashAfter a Green Line trolley crash that injured almost 50 people was blamed on texting, the MBTA made sweeping changes to their employee cell phone policies. |
 | Accused 'Craigslist Killer' Eyed In Slaying, AttacksA medical student was accused in the death of a masseuse he met through Craigslist, and in the attacks on several other women. |
 | 'Rockefeller' Guilty Of Kidnapping, AssaultThe man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller was not insane when he snatched his young daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last year, a jury found. |
 | Brady Was Busy In 2009It wasn't just his return to football after an injury that kept fans of Pats QB Tom Brady on their toes in 2009 -- he also threw in a wedding to a supermodel and a new baby. |
 | Harvard Prof's Arrest Prompts National Race DebateThe arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. prompted a national debate on race in America that ended with a "Beer Summit" at the White House. |
 | Mass. Native Held By PiratesA Massachusetts native was freed in April after the vessel he was the captain of was hijacked by pirates who later took him hostage off the coast of Africa. |
 | Globe Dodges Bullet, Presses Keep RollingWhen its parent company threatened to shut it down, the Globe and its unions started heated negotiations to cut $20 million to save the paper. |
 | Mass. Man Accused In Mall Terror PlotIn October, a Sudbury man was accused in a terror plot that targeted mall shoppers and prominent U.S. politicians. |
 | Firefighter Killed When Engine's Brakes FailThe Boston Fire Department's truck maintenance was thrust into the spotlight after a firefighter was killed in a crash blamed on brake failure. |
 | Mass. Unemployment Spikes In Sour EconomyMassachusetts workers looking for work faced the toughest job market and the most competition for those positions in 20 years. |
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