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The Year in Britney

If there's one thing the world loves -- especially in these tough, uncertain times -- is a good comeback story, and that's just what Britney Spears has given us. The year kicked off with her looking dazed and disheveled as she was strapped to a gurney and carted off to the psych ward, losing custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James along the way; it ended with her back in the public eye, showing off a super-fit body and boasting a No. 1 album in "Circus." Now, with Brit gearing up for a world tour and her comeback nearly complete (it won't be official until she regains control of her life from decision-making dad Jamie), let's look back at her journey down the long, pothole-filled road to recovery ...

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