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Goodbye 2009! World ready for a more hopeful 2010 (AP)

AP - Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicolored, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year's festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity.

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