CNNGO: 20 stories that changed our world in 2010

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Pacquiao took on a new kind of fight.
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19. Pacquiao wins congressional seat[/SIZE]

The fighter of the last decade could be the politician of the next. In his second run at public office in May, Manny Pacquiao beat a heavily favored opponent from a powerful political family by a landslide in congressional elections held in the Philippine province of Sarangani.
The beloved Filipino fighter was sworn in to the House of Representatives in June, but requested a leave of absence two months later to train for an upcoming bout with Antonio Margarito.

Hostages escape bus during Manila standoff.

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In August, a daylong bus siege in the Philippine capital of Manila ended in the murders of eight members of a Hong Kong tour group and the death of their hijacker, a disgraced former senior police inspector demanding reinstatement to the force.
In the wake of the slayings, protestors seeking accountability for what they believed were botched negotiations by local police marched on the Philippine consulate on Hong Kong, rocking a populace unaccustomed to violent


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Dalawang istorya from the Philippines. Sa 'thumbs-up' ko sana i-post kasi naka #19 si Pacman when I viewed the whole stories nakasama pala yung hostage crisis......sayang.