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2003
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Billboard Top 10 1. In Da Club - 50 Cent 2. Ignition - R Kelly 3. Get Busy - Sean Paul 4. Crazy In Love - Beyonce 5. When I'm Gone - 3 Doors Down 6. Unwell - Matchbox Twenty 7. Right Thurr - Chingy 8. Miss You - Aaliyah 9. Picture - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crowe 10. Bring Me To Life - Evanescence
Top Albums 1. OutKast, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" 2. The White Stripes, "Elephant" 3. Fountains Of Wayne, "Welcome Interstate Managers" 4. The Jayhawks, "Rainy Day Music" 5. Radiohead, "Hail to the Thief" 6. The Shins, "Chutes Too Narrow" 7. Warren Zevon, "The Wind" 8. Ted Leo/Pharmacists, "Hearts of Oak" 9. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, "Streetcore" 10T. Cat Power, "You Are Free" 10T. My Morning Jacket, "It Still Moves" 10T. Lucinda Williams, "World Without Tears"
Grammy Awards (2003) Album of the Year: Come Away With Me - Norah Jones Best New Artist: Norah Jones Best Pop Duo or Group: Hey Baby - No Doubt Best Pop Female Vocal: Don't Know Why - Norah Jones Best Pop Male Vocal: Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer
Best Rock Duo or Group: In My Place - Coldplay Best Rock Female Vocal: Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow Best Rock Male Vocal: The Rising - Bruce Springsteen Record of the Year: Don't Know Why, Norah Jones Song of the Year: Don't Know Why, Jesse Harris - Songwriter
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Economy / Prices
President: George W. Bush Vice President: Dick Cheney
Population: 291,368,698 Life expectancy: 77.1 years
Dow-Jones High: 10,453 Low: 7,552
Federal spending: $2,140,377,000,000 Federal debt: $7,001,312,247,818.28 Inflation: 3.1% Consumer Price Index: 183.8 Unemployment: 5.7%
Prices Cost of a new home: $172,600 Median Household Income: $56,500 Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.37 Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.68 Cost of a dozen eggs: $1.22 Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.96
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Sports
Football Superbowl XXVIII : New England vs. Carolina
NFL MVP: Peyton Manning (Dec. AP)
College Football: LSU (BCS Champ) USC (AP Champ)
Heisman Trophy: Jason White, Oklahoma
Rose Bowl: USC 28, Michigan 14 Orange Bowl: Miami 16, Florida St. 14 Fiesta: Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28 Sugar Bowl: LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
Basketball NBA Championship Winner: San Antonio Coach: Gregg Popovich Opposing Team: New Jersey Nets
NBA MVP: Tim Duncan
NCAA National Champions: Syracuse
Baseball World Series Winner: Florida Marlins Opposing Team: New York
MVP: Josh Beckett
National League MVP: Barry Bonds, SF Rookie of the Year: Dontrelle Willis - Florida
American League MVP: Alex Rodriguez - Rookie of the Year: Angel Barroa - KC
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Movies
339,714,367 Finding Nemo 305,388,685 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 281,492,479 The Matrix Reloaded 242,589,580 Bruce Almighty 242,374,000 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (total including 2004 - 330,300,000)
2003 Academy Awards Best Actor: Adrian Brody - The Pianist Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - The Hours Best Director: Roman Polanski - The Pianist Best Picture: Martin Richards - Chicago Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper - Adaptation Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
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Television Top 20
1 ) CSI 2 ) Friends 3 ) ER 4 ) Survivor: Pearl Islands 5 ) CSI Miami 6 ) Monday Night Football 7 ) Everybody Loves Raymond 8 ) Law And Order 9 ) Without A Trace 10 ) 60 Minutes 11 ) Two and a Half Men 12 ) Will & Grace 13 ) Cold Case 14 ) The Bachelor 15 ) NFL Showcase 16 ) Law & Order: Criminal Intent 17 ) 8 Simple Rules 18 ) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 19 ) West Wing 20 ) Scrubs
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News Headlines
War In Iraq, Occupation Proves Difficult
Schwarzenegger Elected CA Governor
Mid-East Roadmap Falters
U.S. Economy Improves
California Wildfires
Crisis Over North Korea Nukes
DC Sniper Trial Begins
In The News
Elizabeth Smart Found Alive
Mass. Court Says Gays Can Marry
NYSE Chairman Resigns Over Pay
Blackout Hits Parts of US, Canada
Laci Peterson Slain, Husband Charged
Basketball Star Kobe Bryant Charged
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