Newser Story Index from January, 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.

Paris: Acting Dumb Is Hard
Don't Dodge Recession: The Case Against Stimulus
Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away
Some Hudson Passengers Say $5K Not Enough
'Harry' Invites Obama Girls to Hogwarts
Storm Kills 19, Cuts Power to 600K in South, Midwest
Phoenix 'Breakdown' More Like a Put-On
New BlackBerry Lands in a Sweet Spot
Media Day Close But No Bizarre
Iceland to Appoint First Openly Gay Woman as PM
It's Time to Endow Newspapers
War, Not Nation-Building, Will Be Obama's Top Afghan Goal
Stocks Soar on Bank Hopes
Octuplets Sound Alarm Bells for Fertility Experts
Jumbo Mortgage Defaults Soar
GOP Rep Fires Back at Limbaugh
Murder-Suicide Parents Fired for Misconduct
Calif. Court Rules School Can Expel Lesbian Kids
Sepsis Strikes, Kills Quickly
Nadal, Serena Reach Semis in 110° Heat
For Iran, Change Means Having to Say You're Sorry
Israel Turns Right—and Away From America
Tough Economy Bares a Slew of 'Mini-Madoffs'
Spanish Bank Offers $1.82B to Madoff Victims
Mass. AG Will Probe Brandeis Museum Sale
$150B Stimulus to Double Education Budget
Sniffing for Coke Blamed in Police Dog's Death
Google Brings Gmail Offline
Russia Scraps Plan for Nukes Near Europe
Hackers Zap Kyrgyz Internet
Wife Knew Haggard Was Hot for Guys
'Medical Document' Used in Travolta Blackmail Plot
Amended Stimulus Plan Hits House Today
Israel Bombs Gaza Tunnels
Becks May Check Out of Hotel California
Iran Nears Nuke Breakthrough
'Cello Scrotum' Exposed as Medical Hoax
Obama Out to Topple Mugabe
Plant Found Salmonella, Still Sold Peanut Products
Bill Clinton Earns $6M in Speaking Fees in 2008
Identify Sperm Donors? Risks May Outweigh Benefits
Starbucks Will Cut Back on Afternoon Decaf
Professor (Jill) Biden Returns to Classroom
Octuplet Babies Doing 'Amazingly Well'
Blago Tapes Captivate Senate
SnorgTees Girl Says It's All in the Smile
Here Comes the New Kindle (Probably)
Screening Technique Improves In Vitro Odds
Another Autopsy Links NFL Hits to Brain Damage
Yahoo Posts $303M Loss, Beats Estimates