Newser Story Index from May, 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.

Washington Can't Take a Joke
EU Fines Intel Record $1.45B
Brits Bellow Over 'Racist' White Bull Ad
Entrepreneur's Vintage Shades Slide Up the A-List
Fed Knew of AIG Bonuses 5 Months Before Storm
Broadway Producer to Head NEA
America's Worst Recycling Cities
Tillman Parents No Fans of New Afghan General
Kate Denies Bodyguard Hanky Panky
Chrysler Execs Dodge Bailout Pay Caps
Quake Survivors Find Love Among the Ruins
US Weighs Shaving Bankers' Pay
Smarties Enjoy Sex More Than Bimbos Do
Swine Flu Came From Lab: Researcher
Stress 'Broke' Soldier Shooter: Dad
NY Exhibit Features Lennon's Bloody Death Duds
Pot Farms Sprout in National Parks
US Offers Pakistan Key Control of Predator Missions
Nabbed Oracle Spy Rocks America's Cup
Rotten Lunch: Stinky Fridge Sickens 28 in Calif. Office
Aide Admits Pope's Hitler Youth Past— With Explanation
$12B Withdrawn From Madoff Accounts Before Arrest
How To Be Happy: 'Social Aptitude' Helps
Why the Olympics Could Be Bad News for GOP
Cheney: Jeb Would Be a Fine President
Palin Signs Book Deal
No Newspaper Is Worth Saving—in Its Current Form
Surge Worked in Iraq, But Beware Afghanistan
Drop the Remote: Xbox Plans Motion-Sensing 3-D Camera
FDA Warns Cheerios to Ease Off Health Claims
Blue Diamond Sells for Record $8.4M
Pot, Not Dangerous Drugs, Best for My Autistic Son
Medicare, Social Security Will Go Bust Sooner
At House Tonight / Obamas Plan / First-Ever Poetry Slam
Hills ' Pratt on Rap Bona Fides: 'I'm the White Jay-Z'
New Zealand Hosts 'Penguathlon'
Napoleon's Novella Reveals His Sappy Side
Drugs, Oil Push Dow Up 50
Pellet Gun Sniper Targets Calif. Freeway
Clemens Offers Fresh Denial of 'Impossible' Steroid Use
Killer's Map Had Fellow Prof Believing She Was Next
Sudan Prez: No Crimes in Darfur
Docs Prep for Hurricane Ike Baby 'Boomlet'
Jacko Readies a Comeback
After 2 Mistrials, 5 Convicted in Sears Tower Attack Plot
Atlantis Crew Finds Minor Damage to Shield
US Threatens to Limit Intel Sharing With UK
Kids' Injuries Parallel Rise of Flat Screens: Study
EPA Backs Off Promise to Regulate CO2
Ground Troops Reach Taliban HQ: Pakistan