| 2003 | Top Story of the Week | mins |
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| Dec22-Dec26 | Beef cattle at risk of mad cow disease | 44 |
| Dec15-Dec19 | Iraq: Baath leader Saddam Hussein arrested | 73 |
| Dec08-Dec12 | Iraq: post-war reconstruction efforts | 34 |
| Dec01-Dec05 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 20 |
| Nov24-Nov28 | Prescription drug coverage plan for seniors | 29 |
| Nov17-Nov21 | Britain-US diplomacy: Bush visits London | 29 |
| Nov10-Nov14 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 54 |
| Nov03-Nov07 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 66 |
| Oct27-Oct31 | Wild forest fires in southern California | 115 |
| Oct20-Oct24 | Healthcare: ABC’s Critical Condition series | 17 |
| Oct13-Oct17 | Iraq: post-war reconstruction efforts | 34 |
| Oct06-Oct10 | Campaign 2003: California Governor recall succeeds | 74 |
| Sep29-Oct03 | CIA undercover agent’s name illegally leaked | 43 |
| Sep22-Sep26 | Iraq: post-war reconstruction effort | 52 |
| Sep15-Sep19 | Hurricane Isabel hits NC, Va, Md | 110 |
| Sep08-Sep12 | Hijacked jets kamikaze attacks on NYC, DC | 48 |
| Sep01-Sep05 | Iraq: post-war reconstruction efforts | 45 |
| Aug25-Aug29 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 19 |
| Aug18-Aug22 | Iraq: terrorist attack on UN headquarters | 52 |
| Aug11-Aug15 | Electricity blackout strikes northeast | 135 |
| Aug04-Aug08 | Campaign 2003: California Governor recall | 28 |
| Jul28-Aug01 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein manhunt continues | 37 |
| Jul21-Jul25 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s two sons slain | 66 |
| Jul14-Jul18 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 49 |
| Jul07-Jul11 | Iraq: mass weapons violations search | 44 |
| Jun30-Jul04 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 41 |
| Jun23-Jun27 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 34 |
| Jun16-Jun20 | Iraq: US-led forces’ combat continues | 20 |
| Jun09-Jun13 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict | 47 |
| Jun02-Jun06 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Bush diplomacy | 46 |
| May26-May30 | Iraq: post-war reconstruction efforts proceed | 25 |
| May19-May23 | Domestic terrorism alert is Orange High | 22 |
| May12-May16 | Saudi Arabia terrorism: Riyadh carbombings | 53 |
| May05-May09 | Tornado season | 60 |
| Apr28-May02 | Iraq: US-led forces’ invasion completed | 35 |
| Apr21-Apr25 | SARS is mysterious Asian lung disease | 56 |
| Apr14-Apr18 | Iraq: US-led forces’ invasion succeeds | 65 |
| Apr07-Apr11 | Iraq: US-led forces’ invasion continues | 193 |
| Mar31-Apr04 | Iraq: US-led forces’ invasion continues | 184 |
| Mar24-Mar28 | Iraq: US-led forces’ invasion continues | 204 |
| Mar17-Mar21 | Iraq: US-led forces launch invasion | 175 |
| Mar10-Mar14 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 79 |
| Mar03-Mar07 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 82 |
| Feb24-Feb28 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 64 |
| Feb17-Feb21 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 54 |
| Feb10-Feb14 | Iraq: UN mass weapons inspections | 43 |
| Feb03-Feb07 | NASA Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | 98 |
| Jan27-Jan31 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 57 |
| Jan20-Jan24 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 58 |
| Jan13-Jan17 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime under fire | 56 |
| Jan06-Jan10 | Federal tax cuts: Bush unveils $674bn plan | 26 |
| Dec30-Jan03 | North Korea nuclear weapons program | 25 |