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 Amanda Knox: 
 Murder Charges 
 'Pure Fantasy' 

Prosecutors ask for life sentence; defense prepares final arguments

8 hours, 28 minutes ago

 US Fears $53B 
 in Iraq Reconstruction 
 Will Go to Ruin 

Projects from power plants to hospitals are at risk of sitting idle

10 hours, 58 minutes ago

 US Recruits Allies 
 for Afghan Surge 

White House is quietly looking for 3K to 7K NATO troops

12 hours, 54 minutes ago

2 Arrested in Italy for Aiding Mumbai Attackers

Duo allegedly transferred $299 for insurgents' phone lines

13 hours, 36 minutes ago

 Chinese Mine Explosion 
 Kills 42, Traps 66 

Gas buildup cited for blast at state-run mine

15 hours, 47 minutes ago

Airline Pulls Own Mag After Holocaust Memorial Shoot

Budget easyJet did fashion spread without permission

Nov 20, 09 11:50 PM CST

Iraqi Prisoners Taunt Wis. Soldiers Over Favre Defection

Detainees get into the Packers-Vikings rivalry

Nov 20, 09 9:30 PM CST

Pakistani Intelligence Sheltering Taliban Leader

Mullah Omar hiding in Karachi: US sources

Nov 20, 09 6:50 PM CST

India Miffed By Obama's Bond With Beijing

Perceived slights complicate PM Singh's DC visit next week

Nov 20, 09 6:30 PM CST

 Hadron Collider 
 Restarts Briefly 

After 14 months of repairs, proton beams circulate

Nov 20, 09 6:06 PM CST
kercher murder trial


 Knox Acted Out of 
 'Hatred': Prosecutor 

Closing argument speaks of 'crescendo of violence'

Nov 20, 09 2:57 PM CST

 Vatican Historian: 
 Shroud of Turin 
 Is Authentic 

Barely visible writing has Jesus' name, she says

Nov 20, 09 11:24 AM CST
UPDATED

 Suicide Suspected 
 in Death of 
 Model Daul Kim 


20-year-old South Korean beauty had popular blog, video diary

Nov 20, 09 10:57 AM CST

 P&G Recalls 
 Contaminated 
 Vicks Nasal Spray 

Lots affected by bacteria were sold in US, UK, Germany

Nov 20, 09 10:19 AM CST

Suicide Bomber Kills 16
in Afghanistan

Two children among the dead in latest attack

Nov 20, 09 6:44 AM CST

 Russia Blocks Autopsy
 on Jailed Lawyer

Authorities accused of denying activist attorney care

Nov 20, 09 4:54 AM CST

 IAAF Denies It 
 OK'd Gold 
 Medal for 
 Semenya 

Talks continuing in gender controversy

Nov 20, 09 3:54 AM CST

 Zoo Lions Kill White Tigress 

Czech zoo staff unable to stop attack on Isabella

Nov 20, 09 2:11 AM CST

 Peru Gang Accused 
 of Killing to Harvest Fat 

Cosmetics firms said to pay $60K/gallon; experts skeptical

Nov 19, 09 10:00 PM CST
HAND OF GOD II

Furious, Irish Beg France for Rematch Over Handball

President will even take matter up with Sarkozy

Nov 19, 09 8:06 PM CST

Obama to Cuban Blogger: Next Move Is Castro's

President sidesteps question on Castro government's legitimacy

Nov 19, 09 3:33 PM CST
OBAMA'S FREE RIDE

 Latest Undeserved 
 Honor: Black Belt 

Obama is now a master of tae kwon do, with 0 years practice

Nov 19, 09 2:07 PM CST

 Belgian Named
 EU Prez After
 Blair Bid Fails 

Center-right leaders want one of their own for European Council

Nov 19, 09 1:15 PM CST
Nidal hasan, for one


 Many Terror 
 Suspects Share 
 Link to Awlaki 

Awlaki poses complex problem for counterterrorism

Nov 19, 09 9:06 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

8
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view, will happily kill women to save money. My colleague, Caroline Miller, Newser’s editor in chief, took umbrage in this space the other day about the new guidelines. She noted the obvious cold efficiencies involved with discouraging younger women from having a yearly mammogram, as well as the “patronizing” justification for... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

16
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

7
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that women in their 40s don’t need to endure the annual indignity of baring their breasts to the radiologist after all. That’s because it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who believes that the federal panel changed its recommendation for her benefit. It’s not that the decision doesn’t make sense: It costs a lot to... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

6
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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