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.

Sleep Longer, Live Longer?
Snowball in Seattle Costs Jets' Ellis $10K
Time to Give Joseph His Due
Suspected Dallas Sniper Is Ex-Trooper
Biggest Media Gaffes of 2008
Wal-Mart Will Pay $640M to Settle Wage Lawsuits
FDA Tells Diet Coke to Subtract Word 'Plus'
Niners Hope to Ride 'Staches to Victory Sunday
Hey, Gen-Xers, Housing Mess Is Your Fault
Warren Deletes Anti-Gay Note, Cites 'Christ-o-phobia'
Bush Pardons 19 More, But Not Libby (Yet)
The World's Worst Humanitarian Crises
Hey NATO, Lay Off Russia: Qadaffi
Yankees Land Big Prize Teixeira: 8 Years, $180M
Outage Strands 173 on Singapore Ferris Wheel
Recession Shreds Publishing Industry; Is Literature Next?
Obama Report: No Ties to Blago Scandal
Bret Baier Replacing Hume on Fox's Special Report
Coffee Nations Eye Shares in Starbucks
College Football Still Needs Breakthrough Black Coach
Dow Falls 100 on Gloomy Data
Brazil Finds Drunk-Driving Law Tough to Swallow
Obama's Early Picks Disappoint His Base
Shooting Spree, Standoff May Be Linked: Dallas Cops
Green Font Cuts Ink Costs
Web Copyright Lawsuit Could Cripple the Freedom to Link
Denver Mayor Guns for Salazar's Senate Seat
UK Mailman Maimed by Rottweilers
Recession? Not for Botox Docs
Accused Mom Barred From Caylee's Funeral
Madoff Investor Kills Himself
Palin Wishes She'd Talked to the Media More
The Case for and Against Rick Warren
Trainer Slaps Clemens With $10M Defamation Suit
What Did Caroline Actually Do for Schools?
Arab Leaders Shower Condi With Jewelry; Bush, Meh
Fey Is AP's Entertainer of the Year
Aiming to Right History, Group Sniffs Out Fake POWs
Shoplifting Grows as Economy Doesn't
Spiritually Sound, But Many Churches Literally Bankrupt
US Will Finance Afghan Militias
Michelle's 'Recession Chic' the Latest Rage
SAG Postpones Strike Vote
Obama Will Take Oath on Lincoln Bible
Home Sales, Prices Plunge
Bloomberg to NY Guv: Stop Stalling and Name Senator
Etheridge: Warren's No Monster
Gift-Givers Get Crafty In Tight Holiday Times
8 States Poised to Lose House Seats: Census
Met Unveils X-Rated Renaissance