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The top 10 Bushisms of 2006

Each year, it has become something of a tradition for the American press to compile round-ups of the year’s finest Bushisms. But why should America have all the fun?

In the words of the man himself, "we shouldn't fear a world that is more interacted", so we’ve gathered together our favourite nuggets of wisdom that have left the lips of President George W Bush in 2006.

For more on the US President’s view of the world in 2006, click on the thumbnail images below. You’ll also find a choice image to accompany each priceless quote.

And if there is just one piece of advice we can pluck from the past twelve months to provide inspiration and encouragement for future generations, perhaps it is simply this, "I tell people, let's don't fear the future, let's shape it."

Also on MSN News: the wisdom of Donald Rumsfeld

Top ten Bushisms of 2006 (click thumbnails to enlarge)

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The year in pictures

The year in pictures is our selection of the most striking and iconic images of 2006, taking in conflict zones, wonders of nature, sporting heroes, and the lives of ordinary people.

Charlie the cockerel (Image © Rex Features)

The weird and the wonderful

A look back at the year's quirky news, from a fear of peas to a Geordie waking up with a Jamaican accent.

Screen shot of Guy Goma interview (MSN Video)

Good year? Bad year?

2006 was a year of highs and lows for famous faces across the globe. Find out who came out on top and who plumbed the depths in our round-up of the year's winners and losers.

Tony Blair (Image © AP Photo /Eddie Keogh, pool/EMPICS)

Did you pay attention in 2006?

Test your current affairs knowledge with our 2006 news quiz. You'll need to answer 20 questions from our trivia database to stand a chance of making the leader board.

Heather Mills McCartney, the wife of Paul McCartney, speaks to the media in London. (Image © MATT DUNHAM/AP/EMPICS)

Say what? The year in quotes

As the year draws to a close, what better way to sum up the events of 2006 than in the words of the people who set the news agenda throughout the past twelve months?