Roundup

2009's Muckiest: Our Top Ten Most Popular Stories Of The Year

Justin Elliott | December 31, 2009, 3:19PM

It's been a dirty, scandalous, generally muck-drenched year here at TPMmuckraker.

2009 began with "black and bitter" and ends with Hooters. We'll always look back with fondness on Tom DeLay's tall tale of quadriplegic protesters and Mark Sanford's painfully awkward love e-mails ("I love ... the erotic beauty of you holding yourself"). And that's not even mentioning the ongoing sagas of John Murtha, Bernie Madoff, and John Ensign.

In past years, we've compiled grand lists of scandalized officials, but the Obama Administration isn't there yet.

We have our own favorite stories of the year, but more important are the posts that you, our readers, loved. So without further ado, here's our countdown of TPMmuckraker's top 10 most popular posts of the year.

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Chamber of Commerce

Maddow Picks Up Chamber Story, Defends Hooters' Honor (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | December 18, 2009, 9:20AM

Last night Rachel Maddow picked up TPMmuckraker's reporting on the Chamber of Commerce anti-health reform effort involving what Maddow calls an "American family dining chain that's famous for its wings."

That would be Hooters.

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