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.

Dems Promised Me Seniority: Demoted Specter
Afghanistan Quarantines Its Lone Pig
1,200 Homes Evacuated as Calif. Wildfire Slows
Renault May Acquire Saturn; Chinese Firm Bids for Saab
Chinese Workers Ordered to Smoke More
Reporter Jailed in Iran Ends Hunger Strike
FBI Neglected Terror Watch List: Audit
Ballot Measures a Final Test for Schwarzenegger
Campaign Over, Mac's Mom Lays It Out
Republicans Hang Pawlenty Out to Dry
Mormons Posthumously Baptized Obama's Mother
Maine Gov Signs Gay Marriage Bill
Recession Chic: Quirky Out, Blond In
Supreme Court Strategizing Should Include Birth Control
Bollywood Stars Duel Over Seat in Parliament
Brad to Courtney: I Miss Jen
Scientists Bet There's a Gambling Gene
Online Gossip Leads to Murder Charge
Paris Is, Like, a Total Workaholic
Obama Seeks $27B to Clamp Down on Border
Mumbai Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
For Sessions, Confirmation Hearings May Feel Familiar
S. African Parliament Elects Zuma
Berlusconi's Mystery Girl Could Be His Kid
Hoyer and Pelosi: Unlikely Allies
Oh, No! A Single Woman May Replace Souter
Tab Confirms Jon & Kate Affair
Top Subprime Lenders Owned by Bailout Banks
Racy Photos May Cost Prejean Her Crown
Private Equity Players Want In on Banking
Bristol Touts Abstinence; Levi Calls Unrealistic
Somali Pirates Seize German Ship, 11 Crew
Stocks Climb on ADP Report
Dems Stoked Over GOP's Judiciary Pick
Secretary Dishes About Madoff's 'Roving Eye'
Edwardses Can't Get Out of Their Own Way
Dems Spoof 'Marooned' GOP
Obama Must Oppose Spain's Bush Lawyer Probe: Bolton
German Court Says Nein to Long Last Names
Red Cross: US Strike Killed Afghan Women, Children
Hiring Healthy, Even During Downturn
A Doubting Washington Greets Karzai
Smuggler Busted With Birds Bound to Legs
Ginsburg Wants Another Woman at High Court
1 in 5 Homeowners Underwater
Sotheby's Sale Busts, Picasso Goes Unsold
Calif. Mom Begs for Snatched Tot's Return
Globe Strikes Deal With Last Holdout Union
Stakes Massive Ahead of Obama Af-Pak Summit
Georgia Ends Coup, Russia Cries Foul