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.

Comet Crash Created Diamonds, Death
Cheney Wasn't Puppetmaster, Say Bush Aides
Sri Lankan Troops Capture Rebel Capital
Obama to Meet With Congress on Economy
Final Chapter for Mystery Writer Westlake
4 Busted in 'Hate Crime' Rape of Lesbian
Israel Fears Rocket Attack on Nuke Plant
Steel Industry Hopes Stimulus Will Forge Recovery
Vatican Splits Off From Italian Law
Dems May Ask Cops to Keep Burris Off Senate Floor
Raul Castro: Outside Forces Can't Harm Us
USC Crushes Penn State to Win Rose Bowl
CD Sales Down 20% in 2008
E!'s Lyons Draws Scorn of Fellow Film Critics
50 Ways to Improve Your 2009
Creator of Pell Grants Dead at 90
Hockey at Wrigley? Wings Beat Blackhawks
Want Two Free Inauguration Tix?
BoA, Wells Fargo Wrap Up Takeovers
Pyrotechnics Likely Caused Thai Club Fire
Thieves Return Madoff Statue, Lesson Attached
What's In and Out for 2009
Federal Judges Lose Pay Raise Battle, Again
For Refugees, New Year Means New Way of Life
Anti-Apartheid Crusader Suzman Dead
A State of Shameless Opportunism
Barkley's Arrest for DUI Leads to TMI
'Green' Tops 2008's Most Annoying Terms
Shoppers Go Whole Hog for Piggy Banks
Global Warming Battle Hits Malibu Beach
Aspen Bomb Plot Suspect Kills Himself
Fido's Clone Just Ain't Fido
Last-Minute Flood Jams College Application Site
Israeli Strike Kills Hamas Leader
Time Warner, Viacom Reach Zero-Hour Deal
Paparazzi, Celeb Mags Power Obama
Russia Stops Supplying Gas to Ukraine
Battered Markets Crawl Into 2009
Palin: My Future Son-In-Law's No Dropout
Green Zone Turned Over to Iraqis
Matt Dillon Clocked at 106 mph
Baby Born on Transatlantic Flight
Crotch-Grabbing Granny Fends Off Naked Attacker
Gaza Death Toll Hits 400
Leap-Year Bug Zapped Zunes
G Rating Not Safe for Kids Anymore
Bailout Success Will Teach Wrong Lesson