Newser Story Index from December, 2011

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.

Stephen Hawking Seeking Assistant
Sinead Explains What Went Wrong
At Louvre, a Brawl Over a da Vinci
And the Worst Celebrity Baby Name of 2011 Was...
Despite Maliki Crackdown, US Still Selling Arms to Iraq
Meet Ashton's New 'Friend'
Turkey Kills 35 Civilians in Attempted Hit on Rebels
Charges Loom in Deepwater Disaster
Huntsman on Iowa: They Pick Corn There
Wendy's Return to Japan Marked by ... a $16 Burger
2011: Deadly Year for Elephants
Rivals Bash Ron Paul on Foreign Policy
US Thinks Saleh Tricked It Into Killing Rival
GoDaddy Braces for Today's Mass Exodus
Iran Films US Aircraft Carrier
North Korea Hails Era of 'Supreme Leader'
Bachmann's Iowa Chair Defects to Ron Paul
Police Line-of-Duty Deaths Up 13%
Chavez Suggest US Gave World Leaders Cancer
Hitchcock's Birds Mystery Solved
Samoa Skipping Dec. 30
US Hawking F-15s to Saudis
Issues, Schmissues: GOP Just Wants a Winner
Sundress Set Michelle Back $2K
Mexican-American Studies Are Illegal: Arizona Judge
17 Killed in Burma Blast
Rogue Wave Damages Anti-Whaling Vessel
Teen Recalls 'Big Light' in Videos Before Death
Romney: Slap Ads on Freeloading Sesame Street
NASCAR Driver Tweets Disgust Over Nursing Mom
Newt: Campaign Worker's 'Fraud' Cost Me Virginia
Pentagon Trims Top Brass
Avastin Results Disappoint on Ovarian Cancer
NASA Probes to Reach Moon Over New Year's
Members of Congress With Lowest Net Worth
Russia's Failed Mars Probe Will Crash to Earth
Santorum Sees Big Rise in Latest Iowa Poll
Southerners Pay Big Money for Fake Snow
Venezuela Offers Free Removal of Faulty Implants
NY Times Mistakenly Sends Email to 9M People
US to Iran: Shutting Hormuz 'Will Not Be Tolerated'
Tourist Finds Human Leg on Florida Beach
More Unemployed Turn to Social Security Disability
Book Alleges Richard Nixon Had Gay Affair
Failing Artificial Hips Will Cost Us Billions
Melting Peru Glaciers Threaten Water Crisis
Let's Stop Overprotecting Our Kids
Our Pundit Screw-Ups of the Year
Gary Johnson Launches Third-Party Bid
Rival Monks in Broom Brawl at Christ's Birthplace
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