Newser Story Index from January, 2009

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.

US on 'Collision Course' With Health Care Costs
Ultrasound May Help Counter Brain Disease
Happy Hour Hammers Bars in Tough Times
Gaza Tunnels Focal Point of War
Obama Not Planning Deals With Hamas
Kidman Isn't 'Proud' of Job in Australia
Text Offering 'Chicks With Drugs' Dupes Crooks
No Chance of Talks With Israel: Hamas
Hoops Fans Await Jump Shots at White House
Bizarro Celeb Baby Names
Every Civilian Death a Hamas War Crime
Prognosis Isn't Good for Soap Operas
Big Moon Rising This Weekend
Engineered Goats May Usher In New Age of Drugs
Israel Warns Attacks Will Intensify
Obama Vows to Create Private Sector Jobs
Killer Made Infamous by Dylan Is Dead
Republicans Put Bullseye on Franken
Jumbo Hostel: In This Plane, It's Safe to Crash
Cash-Squeezed Calif. to Close Offices Twice a Month
3rd Hef Girlfriend Moving On
Israel Faces New Front in Gaza: Facebook
Disney Plans $3.5B Shanghai Park
In Afghanistan, Biden Meets Troops, General, Prez
For Paparazzi, Obamas Are as Hot as Pitt-Jolies
5 Somali Pirates Drown With Ransom Share
Israeli Pummels Gaza, Pauses
Obama Train Challenges Secret Service
Madoff Brother Eyed for Not Reporting Scam
Drug Centers Hit by Worker Overdoses
Diet Books for a Skinny 2009
Obese Americans Now Outnumber Overweight
140-Year-Old Lobster Liberated
UN Calls for Gaza War Crimes Probe
5 Shot Outside Chicago High School
MLB Players Still Popping Pills for ADHD
Dexter Sibs Say Killer 'I Do'
Death Row Inmate Plucks Eye, Eats It
Greenies Fight to Keep Beetle-Ravaged Trees
Don't Say 'Recession,' Say 'Recovery'
US Buys Wine (Lots), But Misses Wine Culture
Barkley Will Take Break From TV After Bust
High Traffic Delays Windows 7 Beta Rollout
Bush Plays Hardball to Get Remaining Bailout Funds
Raise Gas Tax, But Reduce Payroll Tax
Atheist Bus Ads Draw Fire from UK Christians
Swayze Checks Into Hospital With Pneumonia
Ill. Court Clears Burris' Path to DC
Seattle Newspaper Deathwatch Begins
EBay Denies Involvement in Typosquatting