Source: The Associated Press

Sunshine, big crowds greet New Year's Rose Parade

National Association of Realtors' "Celebrating the Dream of Home Ownership for 100 Years" Rose Parade float is judged, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 in Irwindale, Calif. The housing crisis isn't stopping the National Association of Realtors from fielding its first float in the Rose Parade. It will join 46 other entries from struggling companies such as Honda and Macy's in the New Year's Day spectacle that has kept on marching through the Great Depression and world wars during the past 120 years. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Published 1/2/09.