Can you name the top words selected by The Global Language Monitor for each year?

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2000:Word
the paper particles created when holes are made in paper 
2000:Phrase
the name of a generic top-level domain used to describe the companies who dealt primarily in the Internet 
2000:Name
Texas pronunciation for this presidents nickname 
2001:Word
term was also used to describe one of the sites of destruction on 9/11 
2001:Phrase
Todd Beamer's last known words 
2001:Name
nickname given to those who rose to the occasion on September 11, 2001 
2002:Word
what President Bush's opponents have learned not to do, in his own word 
2002:Phrase
the dulling of the senses to imminent terrorist threats. 
2002:Name
Texas pronunciation for this presidents nickname 
2003:Word
journalism where news reporters are attached with military units 
2003:Phrase
military strategy used in the initial operations of the Iraq War 
2003:Name
former president of Iraq 
2004:Word
general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners; see the decline in political discourse 
2004:Phrase
color coded scheme used to distinguish which states voted for which political parties presidential candidate 
2004:Name
this Texas pronunciation of this presidents nickname and his deputy chief of staff 
2005:Word
a person who flees for refuge or safety 
2005:Phrase
used to paint the ideology of any political opponent as unaccepted by society 
2005:Name
the one Supreme Being who's forces are outside of human's power  
2006:Word
a ‘green’ term has moved into the mainstream meaning ‘self-generating’ 
2006:Phrase
phrase used by Bush in regards to handling the Iraq War 
2006:Name
a conflict-filled region in Sudan 
2007:Word
an environmentally friendly fuel efficient car 
2007:Phrase
change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time 
2007:Name
former vice president who went on to win a peace prize 
2008:Word
campaign promise from the 2008 US presidential campaign 
2008:Phrase
financial meltdown stemming from derivatives used to package subprime mortgages 
2008:Name
most successful candidate from the 2008 US Presidential campaign 
2009:Word
a web service helping spread thoughts under 140 characters at a time 
2009:Phrase
title given to this global music icon 
2009:Name
dealt with a myriad of problem from the economy to healthcare in the first year of their job 
2010:Word
camera feed showing the oil leak to the world 24/7 
2010:Name
surname of the president of China 
2010:Phrase
the feeling of the electorate according pundits 
2011:Word
to take space in the form of protest or militarily in a country 
2011:Name
cofounder and former CEO of Apple 
2011:Phrase
uprisings in several Middle Eastern countries 
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