Newser Story Index from August, 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.

McCain Vows Lifetime Lobby Ban on Aides
Medicare Fudged Fraud Figures: Report
Speedy, but Disrespectful: IOC Chief
China Sentences 2 Aged Women to 'Re-education'
Bourne Again: Another Damon Daughter
Iran Bars Actress From Leaving Country
Record Food Price Hikes Loom
Courts Finally Catching Up to Society's Views on Gays
Spitz Starts Life as Second-Greatest
Microsoft's Answer to Apple Ads: Seinfeld
Caylee's Mom Out on Bail
Rice Arrives in Baghdad for Troop Deal Talks
Clues Sought in Madrid Crash
BMX Olympic Debut Sees 4 US Riders Advance
Leaving Iraq, Petraeus Sees Gains as Fragile
US Women Win Gold Again in Beach Volleyball
Ringback Tones a Goldmine
Gold Medal Is Priceless, But Metal Is Worth $215
Griffey Slams No. 609, Now 5th on HR List
Tastes Great or Less Filling? Old Ad Slogan Coming Back
Another Poll Confirms: McCain Closes Gap
153 Dead, 19 Survivors: 'Closest Thing to Hell'
Subtle Cabernets Recall Napa's Heyday
Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones Dies After Brain Aneurysm
Ricky Martin Proud Papa of Twin Boys
In Sickness and In Health ... and In Recession
Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents
Tit for Tat? Russia Could Station Missiles in Syria
Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts
Ownership Dispute Swirls Around NY Picassos
British Game Companies Target 25K Downloaders
Hotels Suited to Campaign Trail
200K US Students Spanked Last School Year: Report
Cancer Patients Bare All in Blogs
A Few Lessons Obama Picked Up While on Vacation
Kegger-Plagued College Town Paves With Rubber
Russia's 'Buffer Zone' Includes Georgia Territory
Modest Gains From Mixed Day
Gadfly Stalls San Francisco Bike Measures
Phelps' Bond With Dad Hardly Golden
Must Globetrotting Aussies Be Grounded?
Iraq Security Deal Has US Troops Out of Cities By July
Rudy Will Deliver GOP Keynote
Plains States See Boom, But Await Bust
Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him
Ahmadinejad Says Israel to Be 'Removed Soon'
NBC's Olympic Ratings: Gold
Mass. Trumpets Success of Health Mandate
149 Confirmed Dead in Spain Crash
The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America