Newser Story Index from February, 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.

US Drone Kills 31 in Pakistan Strike
Obama Faces Costly Choice on $11B Marine One Fleet
Simon, Garfunkel in Surprise Reunion
Mexican Gunmen Kill Elite Cop, 6 Kids
Aussie Arson Suspect Was Volunteer Firefighter
Calif. DMV Sued for Suspending Licenses of Med Marijuana Users
British, French Nuclear Subs Collide
PETA Protests McCruel Chicken Slaughter
Obama Swaps Car Czar Plan With Panel
Chavez Wins Referendum to Stay in Power
Kenseth Wins Rainy Daytona 500
Hospitals Scramble to Fend Off Nursing Shortage
Junk We've Lost in Outer Space
Madonna's the Same Age as Boy Toy's Granny
Beta Blocker 'Erases' Bad Memories
Satellite Debris Rains Down on Southwest: FAA
Bye, Bye, Petro-Czars
B-Ball Stars Say Obama's Got Game
State Reps Tell Burris to Resign
'Sorry, Saddened' Brown Seeks Counseling
Should We Allow Coffin Pics?
Pope to Visit Israel in May
Friday Hacks Up Box Office
Kid UK Parents Might Be Just Fine, Thanks
Lance's Custom Bike Ripped Off
FEMA Is Also in the Prevention Business
NTSB: Buffalo Plane Was on Autopilot
Docs Alarmed after Mad Cow Linked to Plasma Transfusion
UAE Denies Israeli Tennis Player Visa
Obama Will Lift Stem Cell Ban Soon: Adviser
Alien Life 'Inevitable': Astronomer
Limits on Exec Bonuses May Backfire
Amazon Yanks Video Rape Game
Stimulus Will Hit Fast: Axelrod
GOP Whip Faces Newt's Task Magnified
Taliban Declares Ceasefire in Pakistan Valley
Republicans Shell Out to Fight Franken
1 of 4 UK Liver Transplants Go to Alcoholics
Winslet's Oscar Bid Battered by Nazi Furor
Mugabe Buys Secret $5.8M Hong Kong Getaway
Jacko's Neverland Treasures Up for Auction
US Military Woos Recruits With Citizenship Offer
Octuplet Mom Swears Off Sex for 18 Years
Recession Depression Setting In
Mum Execs Suspected Madoff in 2005
Wife Admits Exercising Husband, 73, to Death
Inquiry Into Iraqi Graft Expands to Top US Officers
Octuplet Mom's Agents Quit Over Death Threats
MIA Has a Boy; Will She Make the Oscars?
Geithner Gets Warmer Reception at G-8 Summit