Newser Story Index from December, 2008

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.

Conn. Firm Collected $500M From Madoff's Marks
Hirst Is Art World's Lehman
British Cops Put Squeeze on 'Distressing' Bagpiper
As Losses Mount, Madoff Son Goes Shopping
Shoe-Thrower Tortured Into Writing Apology
Star Wars' Secret Shame: The Holiday Special
Obama Camp to Clear Air on Blago Contacts
Paris 'Devastated' Over Diamond Heist
In DC, Powerful California Is the New Texas
Topless Amy Stirs Sleepy Resort
Critics Dump on Potty-Training Baby Dolls
Scientists Discover Forest by Searching Google Earth
Russia Tycoons Seek $78B Kremlin Bailout
Little Progress on At-Risk Levees: Feds
'Individual D' Wants Immunity for Blago Help
Be Kind, Rewind, One Last Time
Conservative Radio Sees Boom Ahead
As Bills Loom, Developers Cry Bailout
Obama Transition Breaks Speed Records
Stocks Begin Holiday Week Mixed
Ford Scores PR Cred by Declining Bailout Cash
Firms Shave Costs Without Layoffs
7% Not Ready for Digital TV Switch
Sans Stevens, Lobbyists Down a Sugar Daddy
Tata Gives Jaguar Cash Infusion
DC Cuts in Half Inaugural Crowd Estimates
Desperate Retailers Offer 24-Hour Shopping
Applicant Pool Down, Private Colleges Begin to Panic
Facebook Moms Protest Breast Ban
US Drone Strike Kills 7 in Pakistan
Biographer: Jacko May Be Dying
Zimbabwe, Once Well-Fed, Turns to Eating Bugs
Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats
Mighty Toyota Posts Its First Loss Ever
Wall Street Execs Still Fly Private Jets
Maker of 'Bush Shoe' Sees Orders Soar
John's Drunk Tape Fetches $30K
Ireland Buys 75% of Troubled Lender in Banks Bailout
Blizzards, Big Freeze Sock North
Times Bars Note on Caroline's Rumored Affair With Publisher
Giants Score Top NFC Seed
12 Headless Crimefighters Found Near Acapulco
Brakes Suspected in Denver Crash
Kim Jong-Il Back in Public After Stroke
Guests Return to Battered Mumbai Hotels
Blagojevich Can't Not Look Guilty
Big '09 Trends: Ice Cream, Cuba
Hawaii Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obamas
Gas Hits 5-Year Low
White House Slams NYT Story as 'Gross Negligence'
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