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Hundreds, many wearing colorful tribal garb, gathered in the Everglades Tuesday morning to watch a new chief sworn in to lead the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians. Colley Billie becomes chairman of the tribe, succeeding long-time leader Billy Cypress, who was ousted in a close election last month after nearly 25 years in office.

A billion-year-old space rock, an Olympic torch and late infrastructure announcement dominated headlines in Niagara west during the second half of 2009. The News captures some of the major stories that made headlines from July to December in the second of two special glimpses at the Year in Review for 2009.