Newser Story Index from August, 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.

Les Paul's Genius Will Be Missed
Radioactive Isotope Shortage Stalls Medical Tests
NASA Cooks Up New Chow for Mars Mission
Retail Sales Curb Rally; Dow Climbs 37
Abercrombie Loses Lawsuit Over Clerk's Prosthetic Arm
Sales of Men's Undies Rebound With Economy
Surgeon General Nominee Consults for Burger King
How Newspapers Are Killing Themselves
Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare'
Time Traveler's Wife Gets Time Travel Right
Ladies, Pick Up Thy Power Tool
The Greatest Sports Movies Ever Made
Was Missing Ship Taken by Pirates—or Spies?
Hipster Hair Gets Even Wackier
Music Legend Les Paul Dead at 94
Passengers Stuck on Runway Have No Recourse
Cash-Strapped Drinkers Spurn Bottled Water
Chocolate Cuts Risk of 2nd Heart Attack
Danza's Next Job: High School Teacher
Latest Hipster Fad: A Potbelly
Birther Queen Has Some Bees in Her Bonnet
Brad Pitt for Mayor? 'I Don't Have a Chance'
Browns' Stallworth Suspended for '09 Season
Post-Crisis Wall Street Suffers Convenient Amnesia
I'm Fat, but No Idiot: Consumers Will Pay for News
Health-Care Protesters Winning Sympathy: Poll
Revenge on Skirt-Chasing NBA Retiree Gives Ad Firm a Boost
Obama Rarely Mentions War, Terrorism
Montag in Playboy: Shameless, Not Actually Nude
How the CIA Built Its Secret Prisons
I Had an Affair With Madoff: Accountant
Family Guy Baby Stewie Is Gay: Creator
'Bourgeois' Golf Courses Tee Off Chávez
Better Health Care Models Already Exist—in the US
Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016
It's Time to Start Taking Hillary Seriously
Microfinance Bubble Traps Poor in Debt
Your Shampoo Is Chock Full of Toxins
For Pro Athletes, Retirement Is a Nightmare
Palin on Facebook: Now She's Got a Ghostwriter
Obama Vacations at GOPer's House, His Own Expense
On Health Care, Left Should Cut Deals
Booking a Flight? Get Ready to State Sex and Age
France, Germany Pull Out of Recession
Chinese Police Beat, Detain Artist at Earthquake Trial
Feds Tour Mich. Prison Eyed as New Gitmo
Toyota Plans Cheaper, More Fuel-Efficient Hybrid
Oldsters Behind Counter Boost McDonald's Sales
Right Wing Stokes Hatred of 'Euroweenies'
Cash for Clunkers Buying New Guzzlers