Yahoo's top 10 searches of 2012
List reveals political battles were more important than celebrities this year in Yahoo searches.
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#9 Lindsay Lohan
From Yahoo: Occupying the spot in our list once dominated by Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan is another child star turned troubled adult. Lohan had first appeared in the Top 10 Searches in 2005, when she was flush with success from "Mean Girls" and her new album. Since then, her fortunes have waned, as she went through a revolving door of rehab. Lohan fell off the list in 2009 and 2010, but reappeared last year with the notoriety over her frequent court appearances.
In 2012, she chronicled some hopeful turning points with the end of her probation. A primetime "Glee" guest episode, and several projects — notably her turn as the late Liz Taylor and a photo shoot in Playboy — checked off. But November brought more bad news from both coasts, as Lohan was charged with crimes in New York and Los Angeles.
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