It’s the Trending Now Top 5 Countdown for October 9, 2012, where we gather the hottest and most outrageous MUST-SEE YouTube videos hitting the Web today and send them all straight to your screen. It’s like watching the best of YouTube — only faster!

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#5: Stag Chases Man in Bushy Park, London

#4: Surprise Military Family Welcome Home at South Carolina Football Game

#3: California On the Election

#2: Big Bird – Obama for America TV Ad

#1: Coldplay – Hurts Like Heaven

One More Thing!: Eclectic Method – The Future

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