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The results are in!

ABC NewsRadio’s first annual end-of-year News poll has delivered an intriguing result.

We were keen to find out what you thought was the most significant news story of 2008. And just over a third of listeners who voted believe it was Barack Obama’s election as US President, on the first Wednesday of November! Less than a quarter felt the global financial crisis was the major news event, while the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe and the Mumbai attacks were the next most critical, according to voters.

Here’s the complete list of the 10 most important stories of the past 12 months, as voted by you, ranked in order:

1. Barack Obama elected as US President 33.9%
2. Global financial meltdown 23.3%
3. Zimbabwe cholera outbreak 9.6%
4. Mumbai blasts 9.0%
5. China earthquake 8.7%
6. Apology to the Stolen Generations 8.2%
7. Heath Ledger dies 3.6%
8. World Youth Day 1.4%
9. Fidel Castro resigns 1.2%
10. Burma cyclone 1.2%

Now go to our latest poll - and vote for your Sports story of the year!

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