Newser Story Index from December, 2008

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Dow Off 100 as Rate Rally Dies
Canvassing Upstate, Kennedy Dodges Queries
How to Avoid World's Worst Travel Diseases
Big Dig Manslaughter Charge Dropped After $16M Deal
Did Volcanoes Drive Dinos to Extinction?
Ill. Court Nixes Motion to Declare Blagojevich Unfit
Docs Detail Near-Total Face Transplant
Madoff Scam Proves Wall St. Incompetence
Believe It or Not, There's an Art to This
Suit Claims In-Flight Booze Led to Domestic Violence
DC Ups Defenses for Inauguration
Obama Team Clogs Inboxes, Elicits Backlash
Akon Pleads Guilty, Fined for Tossing Fan
Black Berates Newser Founder From Jail
Mukasey Steps Off Madoff Case
Obama Adds Centrists Salazar, Vilsack to Cabinet
Fire Blackwater: State Dept. Panel
Hillary to Supporters: Lay Off Caroline
How-to Guides for New Tipplers
Leno Doesn't Know When You Go to Bed
Old Boys' Networks No More: TV's New Female Stars
'Helicopter Ben' Should Shower Us With Cash
Bernie Madoff, Gentleman of Leisure
Dynasty Politics Turning Senate Into House of Lords
Greek Protesters Hang Banners on Acropolis
More Deja Vu: Betty Currie on Obama Team
4 Financial Doomsday Scenarios
Why Are We Gaga Over Jen?
More Families Ditch the 2nd Car
Drew Peterson Engaged Again
OPEC Slashes a Record 2.2M Barrels
Minn. Board Can't Keep Up With New Ballot Challenges
Hef: I Almost Choked on Sex Toy
Madoff Scheme Not Much Worse Than Legal Ones
Coldplay Wants Simon on Tour
Pirates Step Up Attacks After UN OKs More Force
Obama Is Time 's Person of the Year
Fed Cut Won't Translate Into Much for Consumers ... Yet
Mamma Mia! Drowns Titanic's UK Take
A Tough, Public Road Ahead for Kennedy
Obama Dials GOP Just to Say Hi
Skiers Pulled From Gondolas After Tower Collapses
Stocks Sink as Morgan Misses
Middlemen Lose Billions in Madoff Fraud
Rudy Likely to Fill O'Reilly's Radio Gig
Crisis-Stricken LA Museum Mulls Merger
Obama Reviews Abortion Rules
Welfare Rolls Rising for First Time Since '90s
Hertz Rolls Out Car-Share Plan
German Politician: Let the Poor Catch Rats