What were the top five breaking political stories Weekly World News staff reported on this year?

#5. OBAMA NUDE

The shocking photo obtained by Weekly World News reporter Hideaki Tailor revealed that Obama revealed himself during his time at Harvard Law School.

#4. MCCAIN DELAYS DEBATE TO LENGTHEN LEGS

Senator McCain asked for one of the Presidential debates to be delayed so he could “focus on the economy”. But insiders told Weekly World News it was just a cover-up to hide his secret leg-lengthening surgery!

#3. OBATMA

At a shocking press conference, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced that he has a half-man half-bat half-brother: Obatma! Later in the campaign, Obatma secured Bat Boy’s endorsement for Obama, locking in the mutant vote.

#2. ALIEN SWITCHES ENDORSEMENT TO MCCAIN

In a shocking reversal, the Alien has switched his endorsement from Barack Obama to John McCain. Soon after, Senator McCain gladly accepted the endorsement during a speech at Roswell, New Mexico.

#1. PALIN BAGS A BIGFOOT

Records and eyewitnesses came to light that prior to announcing her candidacy for the Vice Presidency, Sarah Palin shot a Bigfoot from a helicopter. She was spotted carrying an infant in a camouflage Baby Bjorn.

WASILLA, AK – Records and eyewitnesses have come to light that prior to announcing her candidacy for the Vice Presidency; Sarah Palin shot a Bigfoot from a helicopter.

A government helicopter was seen flying low over the Chugach National Park with what witnesses described as “a sexy librarian shooting out the side.” Employees at a local bait shop report seeing a similar woman only hours before carrying an infant in a camouflage Baby Bjorn.

The Bigfoot, or Sasquatch as it is known in scientific circles, was found dead on the outskirts of the park, just south of Wasilla, Alaska.  Preliminary forensics reports confirm that an adult male Sasquatch was shot in the face with Palin’s trademark 5mm M4 Carbine Assault Rifle.

Environmental groups are in an uproar at the hunting death of a rare and notoriously reclusive species.  Efforts to have the Sasquatch placed on the endangered species list have met with repeated opposition from state legislature, since protecting the ‘Missing Link’ could be seen as validating evolution.

Conservatives have immediately rallied to their party’s new star, citing that gun ownership and hunting are indelible parts of American culture.  Indeed this point is hard to argue, as John Adams was notorious for having captured what he called a “Skunk Ape” and killing it with his bare hands on the White House lawn in front of a paying audience.

GIVES DAUGHTER CAMOUFLAGE BABY BJORN MADE FOR HUNTING

After the Anonymous group hacked into Sarah Palin’s personal email account, the group gave Weekly World News exclusive photos of Palin’s secret baby shower for her daughter Bristol.

The photos show the gifts for the unborn baby and mother-to-be included the new Jonas Brothers album, lipstick, rifle ammunition and a special snowmobile-adapted baby seat.

Further examination reveals that each guest was given a gift bag of sunless tanner, voter registration cards and ‘Jesus is my Co-Pilot” bumper stickers.

The most memorable photo shows Bristol Palin happily accepting a matching camouflage Baby Bjorn that the Governor uses while Elk and Bigfoot hunting.

Anonymous also included an e-mail from Bristol to her mother, which read:
“thx for inviting levi! he wanted to come but you know how he is when a new xbox game comes out…”