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.

Christian Bale Attacked on Visit to Chinese Dissident
Don't Mess With Michele
Air Force Probing Casket Gag
Deal Averts Government Shutdown
Donnybrook in Iowa
Malt Whisky Fetches Record $73K
Elevator Was Serviced Just Before Deadly Accident
Country Singer Rodney Atkins in Nasty Divorce
Lawyer: Sandusky Teaching Kids How to Shower?
Looks Like Congress Will Avoid That Shutdown
Ex-Nazi, 90, Starts Life Sentence
Farmville Maker Zynga's IPO Pegs Value at $7B
Victoria's Secret Buys From Child Labor Sources: Report
Feds Halt Chimp Research
Critic Is Off Base: Bookshops Are Vital to Cities
Google's Own 'Siri' Named for Star Trek
Woman Gets New Kidney Via Craigslist
1,500 Birds Crash, Die in Utah
Feds: Sheriff Joe Violated Civil Rights
Headline Found on Newt's Site: 'A Tale of 3 Wives'
Right's Mistake: Ignoring Ron Paul
Japanese Scientists Track Radiation With Monkeys
Medal of Honor Recipient's Story Inflated: Report
Gingrich's Stock Plunges on InTrade
Obamas Get New Portrait
America's Top CEOs Had a Nice Fat 2010
It's Facebook Timeline Day! What You Need to Know
Howard Stern Will Judge America's Got Talent
Facebook Has Scads of Cash: Leak
Our Obsession With LiLo Is Helping Newt
Nearly Half of Americans Are Poor, Low-Income
2011 Google Zeitgeist Shows We're Pretty Shallow
Scary New Problem: Distracted Doctoring
Jobless Claims Sink to 3-Year Low
The Artist Leads Golden Globe Noms
Congress Passes Wrong Pipeline Bill
Paris Jackson: I Want to Be Just Like Dad
E-Books Now Pricier Than Real Books
Sick of Bad Seatmates? Airline to Let You Cherry-Pick
Syrian Defectors Kill 27 Soldiers
It's Over: Iraq War Ends Today
Barbara Walters Names Jobs 'Most Fascinating'
New Death Sentences Hit 35-Year Low
What Needs to Happen in Tonight's Debate
Putin Slaps West, Denies New Elections
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year Is...
National Review : GOP Will 'Blow It' With Newt
Dems Drop Millionaire Tax, GOP Unveils Spending Bill
Duggars Show Photos of Dead Fetus
France Finds Chirac Guilty of Corruption