YOUR PICKS: TOP STORIES
What was the story of the year? Was it Barack Obama winning the presidency? Was it the troubled economy or the summer of high gas prices? Or, perhaps, it was some good news like Michael Phelps winning eight Olympic gold medals. From the 20 stories listed, CNN.com users ranked their top ten stories. Click on the "full results" link below to see how they voted. For more details on the stories, check out the Year in Review timeline.