Newser Story Index from August, 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.

Palin 'Exactly Who I Need' to Remake Washington: Mac
West Turning Blue, Dems Say
Hair From Mom's Trunk Matches Missing Caylee
Palin Facing Alaska Ethics Investigation
Grandfather's Death Caps Lohan's Drama-Filled Week
Scientists Master Fly-Swatting
Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'
What We'd Like Steve Jobs to Do Before He Dies
Palin Is Risky Gamble for McCain
Phelps' Agenda: VMAs, Entourage ... LiLo?
Georgia School System Loses US Accreditation
Oprah on Obama: 'I Cried My Lashes Off'
Russia Will Absorb South Ossetia 'in Several Years'
Gadhafi Son: Lockerbie Kin 'Greedy'
McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Veep
A 'Perfect Speech for a Skeptical Nation'
Canadian Airline Loses Life Vests to Save Fuel
Jacko at 50: 'I Feel Young & Wise'
'Not Guilty' Plea for Uncooperative Karadzic
3 Charged in Plot to Kill Brown
Fannie, Freddie Employees Watch Assets Plunge
'Independent' South Ossetia Dreams Big
Obama Surprises With Grand, Joyless Speech: Noonan
Mexico Court Backs Liberal Abortion Law
Pawlenty, Romney Said Out; Odds Rise for Alaska's Palin
Down-to-Earth Barack Brought Fire
Gustav Slams Jamaica as Gulf Coast Braces
Thai Protesters Battle Riot Cops
Top Black Donors Emerge as New Force
Duchovny in Sex-Addict Rehab
UK Cops Hunt Millionaire Family in Arson Attack
Cuba Jails Rocker for 'Geriatric Castro' Lyrics
AT&T Rivals Pounce on iPhone Glitches
Putin: US Sparked Georgia War
LAPD Hunts Resurfaced Serial Killer
Obama: 67 Days, 6 Vital Tasks
Civilian Jury Acquits Ex-Marine of Iraqi Murders
Lehman to Lay Off Another 1,500
Gustav May Delay GOP Convention
Obama: 'We Are a Better Country Than This'
College Peddles Bike Program to Go Green
Northwestern Using Emails to Combat File Sharing
Gore: 'We Must Seize This Opportunity'
Put Catcher to Rest Already
Vatican Objects to Image of Frog on Crucifix
Facebook the Movie? It's in the Works
US Open Shocker: No. 1 Ivanovic Loses to No. 188
Ballgames That Begged for Instant Replay
McCain Puts Gloves On for a Night, Offers Congratulations
Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns