2008 Picture of the year contest is finished. Please see <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results" title="Wikinews:Picture of the Year 2008">Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results </a>for details. In short, Zanimun won with <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg" title="File:Independents Day MG 8679.jpg">Image:Independents Day MG 8679.jpg</a>. Congratulations to all the competitors, and thanks to everyone who helped organize and participated in the contest.<br>
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<p><big>The result of the <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008" title="Wikinews:Picture of the Year 2008">2008 Wikinews Picture of the year</a> is as follows:</big></p>
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<div class="thumbinner" style="width: 542px;"><a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg" class="image" title="The winning image, taken by our very own, Nick Moreau (Zanimum). Originally Captioned as: University of Cincinnati hosted Independent&#39;s Day, for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than expected."><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg/540px-Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="360" width="540"></a>
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The winning image, taken by our very own, <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Zanimum" title="User:Zanimum">Nick Moreau (Zanimum)</a>. Originally Captioned as: <i>University
of Cincinnati hosted Independent&#39;s Day, for independent presidential
candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than expected.</i></div>
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<div class="thumbinner" style="width: 232px;"><a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg" class="image" title="Tied runner up, taken by Mila Zinkova. Originally captioned as: Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the Halema`uma`u crater capturing this and other images"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg/230px-Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="153" width="230"></a>
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Tied runner up, taken by <a href="http://home.comcast.net/%7Emilazinkova/Fogshadow.html" class="external text" title="http://home.comcast.net/~milazinkova/Fogshadow.html" rel="nofollow">Mila Zinkova</a>. Originally captioned as: <i>Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the Halema`uma`u crater capturing this and other images</i></div>

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<div class="thumbinner" style="width: 232px;"><a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg" class="image" title="Tied runner up, this image was captioned: In the 2008 Taipei City New Year Countdown Party, the Taipei 101 skyscraper showed the &quot;Love Taiwan&quot; mark during the New Year celebration fireworks. was taken by C.D.L./ChunDer Lee."><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg/230px-2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="307" width="230"></a>
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Tied runner up, this image was captioned: <i>In
the 2008 Taipei City New Year Countdown Party, the Taipei 101
skyscraper showed the &quot;Love Taiwan&quot; mark during the New Year
celebration fireworks.</i> was taken by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chunder_lee/" class="external text" title="http://www.flickr.com/people/chunder_lee/" rel="nofollow">C.D.L./ChunDer Lee</a>.</div>
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