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Iraqi Prisoners Taunt Wis. Soldiers Over Favre Defection

Detainees get into the Packers-Vikings rivalry

Nov 20, 09 9:30 PM CST

 Billboard Links Obama to Jihad 

Colo. car dealership wants this opinion heard

Nov 20, 09 8:42 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

Shaniya Raped, Killed on Day of Abduction: Cops

NC 5-year-old was asphyxiated, arrest warrant says

Nov 20, 09 5:04 PM CST
h1n1 outbreak

Flu Pandemic Slacks Off, But 'It's Not Over'

Tamiflu-resistant cluster crops up in NC; 3 of 4 patients dead

Nov 20, 09 4:25 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

Pub's Bad Service Leads
to Arrest—of Irate Patrons

No skipping gratuity, restaurant says

Nov 20, 09 11:14 AM CST

 Fla. Man to Smoke 
 115,000th Joint 

Feat earns him world record for cannabis consumption

Nov 20, 09 10:32 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
big brother

Vulgar Online Comment Costs Man His Job

He posts dirty word, then gets tracked via his IP address

Nov 20, 09 8:40 AM CST

 FHA Helps High-End Buyers  

Raised guarantee limit may be tough to roll back

Nov 20, 09 5:34 AM CST

 This Bud's for You: 
 Pot Cafe Makes 
 the Grade 

Marijuana mist, croissants on tap in 1st legal establishment

Nov 20, 09 4:27 AM CST

 NYC Targets Subway Gropers 

Officials want offenders' photos on 'wall on shame'

Nov 20, 09 3:11 AM CST

 Chicago Suburb Tops 
 Best Family Towns 


Best spots to raise kids boast good schools, low crime

Nov 20, 09 1:24 AM CST

Fla. Jury: Philip Morris Must Pay Ex-Smoker $300M

Tobacco company found negligent in state's largest verdict

Nov 19, 09 9:21 PM CST
BIG BROTHER

Cops Use Facebook to Bust Underage Drinkers

Phony 'friend' gains access to drinking photos

Nov 19, 09 6:19 PM CST
updated

University of California Imposes 32% Tuition Hike

Students demonstrate as regents vote at UCLA

Nov 19, 09 5:04 PM CST
whose law applies?

Tribal Casino Defaults
May Sink Creditors  

Foxwood failure sparks debate over  'sovereign nation' status

Nov 19, 09 2:17 PM CST

Fort Hood Suspect
Feared He 
Had HIV 

Hasan was worried about recent test

Nov 19, 09 1:37 PM CST

 Post Office  
 Drops North Pole 
 Letter Program 

Cancellation infuriates Santa's helpers in Alaska town

Nov 19, 09 12:18 PM CST

 Man Fleeing Cops Jumps 
 From Geo. Washington Bridge 

Traffic gridlocked after plunge into Hudson

Nov 19, 09 11:30 AM CST
UPDATED

FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed

System broke down in both Atlanta and Salt Lake City

Nov 19, 09 9:56 AM 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
OPINION

 Time to 
 Crack Down 
 on Jihad 2.0 



Web indoctrination of terrorists on US soil poses major threat

Nov 19, 09 8:46 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

5
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

14
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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