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.

Murdoch Sees Opportunity in NYT 's Troubles
'Shattered' Hand Forces Shia Off Film
Obama Outlines Ike-Style Public Works Push
Sci-Fi Guru Forrest Ackerman Dead at 92
Laid-Off Workers Stuck With Mega-Medical Bills
Latest Rage-Reducer: WWOD?
Xmas Cards Reflect Country's Somber Mood
Police Arrest 2 in Mumbai Probe
16 Killed in Dramatic Philippines Shootout
TomKat: You've Got Us All Wrong
Cops Foiled Earlier Mumbai Terror Plot
Guns OK'd in National Parks
Rare Monroe Pics Up for Auction
Bettie Page in Coma After Heart Attack
Border Protection Chief Busted for Hiring Illegals
The Rich Get Poorer
Dem Leaders Say OK to Auto Bailout Plan
A Smarty Pants Has Better Sperm: Study
5 Blackwater Guards Charged in Shooting
In Football, the South Rises Again
Maddux Will Hang 'Em Up: 'I'm Getting Too Old'
Green Groups Come Down on 'Clean Coal'
British Satellites May Provide Cell Phone Service on Moon
Indian Government Admits 'Lapses' in Security
In Poor Economic Climate, Whiskey Sells
Web Photo Burns Obama Speechwriter
Stalin Planned to Destroy Moscow Ahead of Nazis
Bush Touts Mideast Legacy
US Claims Success in Latest Missile Defense Test
Frost/Nixon Even Better on Film
Minn. Recount Wraps Up; Review Begins
Insurer Leads 259-Point Surge
In Court, Philip Morris Uses Civil-Rights Smokescreen
Chrysler Hires Bankruptcy Firm
Bird Shelters Overrun as Foreclosures Take Toll
Oprah No. 1 Woman in Film, TV
Harvard Pals Mastermind Transition
Prohibition Shadows War on Drugs
AT&T Layoffs Just the Beginning of Telecom Pain
US Jobs Picture Even Worse Than It Looks
Iran's Former Prez Mulls Run Against Ahmadinejad
Avery's Crude Comment Nets 6-Game Suspension
Five Best Jobs Left in Obama Administration
No Prize for Nobel Son
Obama Denies He's ... Gasp! ... a Zune User
OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years
Head of Russian Orthodox Church Dead
Auto Bailout Must Be Paid Back: Bush
Ky. Atheists Fight 'Foolish' Security Law
Boy George Guilty of Imprisoning Escort