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.

Pentagon's New Painkiller: Ancient Chinese Medicine
Feds: Blago Extorted Hospital Honcho
No More Bailouts, Detroit or Otherwise: Learn the Lesson
5 Best Songs You Didn't Hear in 2008
Picking Up on Frustration, Call Centers Move Back Home
Blago: To Impeach, Quit, or Stay?
Obama to Pick Corzine Aide as EPA Chief
Pitt Confirms Jen-Angelina Overlap
Bush Helps Shield Iraq From Gulf War Legal Claims
Ashlee, Pete Shop Baby Pics; Mags Yawn
Police Find Remains Near Anthony Home
Obama: I Had No Contact With Blago
Definitely Not in Recession: Facial Hair
UK TV Broadcasts an Assisted Suicide
Forget Agriculture—We Need a Secretary of Food
Paula Almost Loses It on Letterman
Ledger, Brangelina Score Globe Nods; Snubs Abound
Naked Jen Disses Brangelina —Again
Timing of Blago Call, Jarrett's Senate Retreat Questioned
Suicide Bomber Kills 55 in Iraqi Restaurant
Opposition in Israel Makes Hard Right Turn
Chertoff's Cleaner Hired Illegals
Democrats Promote Volcker as Car Czar
Oil Slides Into Its Own Recession
Emotional Franken Video: Count Our Votes
Stocks Skid on Jobs Numbers
Mugabe: Cholera Outbreak Has Been 'Arrested'
Jobless Claims Hit 26-Year High
Sound the Chrysler Death Knell: Analysts
Questions Obama Should Answer About Blago
YouTube Partners Carve Out Niche, Rake In Cash
14 al-Qaeda Suspects Arrested During EU Summit
23 Years in a North Korean Prison Camp
Amid Doubt, AFL's '09 Season a Go
This Dude Is Late-Night Comedy Gold
Poll: Americans Back Economic Intervention
Stone Shooting Chavez Flick
Obama Loyalists Block Questions About Blago From Website
70-Nation Kiddie Porn Ring Busted
73% of Americans Back Obama
Madonna 'Offends God,' Says Cardinal at Dictator Mass
Teed-Off Daly Smashes Fan's Camera
Starbucks Shrugs Off Big Mac Attack
Factory Sit-In Ends in Victory
GOP May Grill Bill at Hillary's Hearing
Tebow Up for 2nd Heisman
Sit Tight: Blago Isn't Going Anywhere Yet
Belafonte, Sotheby's Cancel MLK Auction
House Approves Auto Aid; Senate Prospects Are Iffy
H-P Will Offer 3-Year Battery for Notebooks