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Premium news related to Ducks Spank South Florida in Sun Bowl, 56-21
ESPN | Dec 31, 07 9:13 PM CST
(Newser) - In a matchup of former No. 2s who then fell off the national radar, unranked Oregon upset No. 23 South Florida in the Brut Sun Bowl, 56-21. Über-smooth running back Jonathan Stewart set a Sun Bowl record with 253 yards rushing, and freshman Justin Roper had four touchdowns in the romp. In other New Year's Eve bowls:

Premium news related to Huckabee Tests Limits of Faith
Los Angeles Times | Dec 31, 07 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee is banking on his deep Christian faith drawing voters to him in the presidential primaries, but that same passion has proven a liability in the past. As Arkansas governor, Huckabee made several religious molehills into mountains big enough for Moses, the LA Times reports in an examination of his tenure. Detractors called the religiosity...

Premium news related to Marine to Stand Trial for Iraq Killing Spree
San Diego Union-Tribune | Dec 31, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A Marine will face court-martial for leading a bloody strike against Iraqi civilians two years ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Charges filed against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich today include voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, but a Marine commander dismissed the more severe charge of unpremeditated murder. Wuterich could face...

Premium news related to Fact-Checkers Set Sights on Campaign Fibs
Washington Post | Dec 31, 07 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Did Mitt Romney really see his father march with Martin Luther King Jr.? Did the US Constitution truly spark a "Christian nation," as John McCain asserts? Is Barack Obama right when he says more young black males are in prison than college? The answer is no to all three, and many more campaign-trail assertions, reports the Washington Post...

Premium news related to Laughing Tots Make TV Debut
Slate | Dec 31, 07 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Babies with belly-laughs are the darlings of YouTube—one video has been seen by more than 35 million viewers—and now AIG is deploying them to sell financial instruments. Slate finds the AIG giggling-baby campaign instructive of what works and what doesn't in adapting YouTube videos to TV. For one thing, the ad co-opts a whole genre, not...

Premium news related to Declines in Home Prices Could Triple
Times (UK) | Dec 31, 07 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A top economist says the US is in danger of slipping into a lengthy recession, the Times of London reports. Robert Shiller, who co-developed the index that measures home prices, says losses from the housing recession could triple over the next few years. “This is a much bigger issue than subprime,” Shiller says. “We are talking...

Premium news related to Indians Pray to the 'Visa God'
Wall Street Journal | Dec 31, 07 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Every week, 100,000 worshipers converge on a temple in Hyderabad, India, that honors a local incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. But the faithful aren’t praying for good health or fortune: They seek visas to the US and other Western countries, and the deity they’re praying to is known as the Visa God, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

Premium news related to New Web Trend Sparks David vs. Goliath 2.0
Wired | Dec 31, 07 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Some call it “scraping,” others call it “importing.” Either way, it’s a controversial process pitting independent software developers against the titans of the cyber world: Techies compile, or scrape, loads of data from search engines and social networking sites and pool the data on their own websites, Wired reports....

Premium news related to Would-Be Ford Assassin Goes Free
CNN | Dec 31, 07 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the two women who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 was released today from a federal prison outside San Francisco, CNN reports. Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison after firing one shot at Ford outside the St. Francis Hotel on September 22, 1975. It was the second attempt on Ford’s life in 17 days.

Premium news related to Harvard Offers Middle-Class Parents Help*
Boston Globe | Dec 31, 07 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Generosity isn't what's fueling Harvard’s new $22 million giveaway to the middle class—it’s greed, educational consultant Steven Roy Goodman writes in the Boston Globe. Harvard’s giving the extra financial aid as a PR move, hoping to squash brewing legislation that would force universities to spend 5% of their endowments each...

Premium news related to A-Listers Don't Want to Be Like Mike
Hollywood Reporter | Dec 31, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee will be Jay Leno’s first guest when the “Tonight Show" resumes for the first time since the writers strike began last month, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Republican presidential candidate will enjoy the spotlight on Wednesday, the eve of the Iowa caucuses. The late-night talkers have been scrambling to book guests...

Premium news related to '08's Ball Brightest in 100 Years
New York Times | Dec 31, 07 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The ball you watch drop in Times Square at midnight will be twice as bright as any of its predecessors, the New York Times reports, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The first ball rang in 1908 with 216 light bulbs stuck to its 5-foot iron frame. Tonight, 1,200 pounds of crystal, aluminum, and LEDs will shine 30,000 watts across the crossroads...

Premium news related to Police Stopped Bhutto Autopsy: Hospital Rep
CNN | Dec 31, 07 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The Rawalpindi police chief prevented doctors from performing an autopsy on Benazir Bhutto, according to an open letter issued today by a representative of the hospital where she died. Chief Aziz Saud invoked the investigators' “exclusive responsibility,” CNN reports, but Saud says Bhutto's husband objected. The lack of an autopsy allows...

Premium news related to Chelsea's Lips Are Sealed
Associated Press | Dec 31, 07 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton has strictly maintained press silence while campaigning with her mom in Iowa, turning down even a “kid reporter” for the Scholastic News, the AP reports. "I'm sorry,” Chelsea told the 9-year-old yesterday, “I don't talk to the press and that applies to you, unfortunately. Even though I think you're cute."

Premium news related to Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy
New York Post | Dec 31, 07 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ longtime beau may not be the father of her unborn child, PageSix.com reports. A “family insider” says the 16-year-old won’t reveal the father’s name, and friends and family don’t remember Spears and Casey Aldridge dating as seriously as she says. “Jamie Lynn went through a time of partying,...

Premium news related to Iran's Power Structure Baffles
Los Angeles Times | Dec 31, 07 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Since Iran’s autocratic shah fell in 1979, the question “Who runs Iran?” has stumped Western analysts. “Who doesn’t?” may be easier to grasp, reports the Los Angeles Times. Iran’s government has morphed into a free-for-all that includes the Shiite Muslim clergy, an entrenched bureaucracy, and an array of...

Premium news related to New Magazine Gives Voice to the Past
New York Times | Dec 31, 07 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - After 30 years editing the high-brow Harper’s Magazine , Lewis Lapham has started his own, even higher-brow rag, appropriately titled Lapham’s Quarterly . Each issue focuses on a single topic, and then employs some heavy-hitting—and mostly dead—writers. Think Tolstoy, Lenin, or Thucydides. Lapham says he’s trying to...

Premium news related to Home Resales See Small Surprise Rise
Bloomberg | Dec 31, 07 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Existing-home sales rose unexpectedly in November, although not enough to suggest that the economy is over the housing slump, Bloomberg reports. Resales rose 0.4% to an annual rate of 5 million, up from October’s record-low pace, but the year-over-year figure represents a 20% drop. The median price dropped 3.3% relative to November 2006, to $210,200.

Premium news related to Food Police Extend Reach to Canada
Globe and Mail | Dec 31, 07 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - America’s war on trans fats has spread to Canada, where tomorrow Calgary will become the first city to regulate their use. Restaurants will be banned from cooking with ingredients or serving foods containing more than 2% trans fat in total fat content. Some restaurants currently offer food with trans fat levels as high as 42%, the Globe and...

Premium news related to Rolls-Royce Sales Skyrocket
Times (UK) | Dec 31, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The credit crunch is squeezing home sales, but Rolls-Royce sales were up in 2007. The manufacturer of the iconic Phantom (base price $403,000) is expected to announce growth of nearly 25%, reports the London Times . The standard-bearer of luxury cars, purchased by German automaker BMW in 2003, rolled out a sportier, two-door convertible version of...

Premium news related to 'Skins End Season of Loss in Playoffs
CBS News | Dec 31, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - After dropping four games in a row and losing murdered teammate Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins looked all but done for the season. Starting QB Jason Campbell was injured, other players were distracted by family issues, and coach Joe Gibbs made a rookie-level slipup that cost his team a game. Yet here the Redskins are, poised for the playoffs,...

Premium news related to What's Bill Doing in This Picture?
Politico | Dec 31, 07 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Once, Hillary Clinton wanted to keep Bill and his baggage tucked safely in the backseat. Now, as panic takes hold in Iowa, she's set him loose, the latest swerve in a "herky-jerky" campaign that has hopped from strategy to strategy, writes the Politico’s Elizabeth Drew in an analysis of the campaign that once looked "inevitable."...

Premium news related to Subprime Lender Lobbying Foiled Safeguards
Wall Street Journal | Dec 31, 07 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Subprime giant Ameriquest spent more than $20 million on political donations from 2002 to 2006 to successfully lobby against lending restrictions meant to protect borrowers, reports the Wall Street Journal. Though the company spent millions at the national level, its focus was local, where regulators were cracking down on predatory lending. Countrywide,...

Premium news related to Falcons Win, Keep No. 3 Draft Pick
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 31, 07 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Miami will choose first in the 2008 NFL draft—of that there wasn't any doubt. After the Rams make the second selection, the honors will go to the Falcons, who won a series of tiebreakers meant to loosen the knot of four teams tied for the third-worst record, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The full list of the top (or bottom) eight...

Premium news related to Knut Goes Hollywood
Der Spiegel | Dec 31, 07 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The Berlin Zoo is about to make even more money off Knut, the once-adorable and now rather large polar bear cub raised by keepers from infancy after his mother rejected him. Hollywood is hoping to make an animated movie about Knut and his keeper Thomas Dörflein, and is ready to dole out $5 million (3.5 million euros) for the rights, Der Spiegel...

Premium news related to K-Fed's Pit-Bull Lawyer Can't Wait to Grill Brit
People | Dec 31, 07 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Kevin Federline's lawyer is looking forward to deposing Britney Spears in their ongoing custody case in early 2008, People magazine reports. The singer's court date was pushed back when she missed a deposition December 12, citing illness and anxiety, moving Mark Vincent Kaplan to snark: "She was out later that day and night. It's not fourth...

Premium news related to Yuan-Dollar Battle Continues
Wall Street Journal | Dec 31, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite the yuan's continued appreciation against the dollar this year, at nearly 7%—double its growth in 2006—critics say the currency needs to adjust even higher to balance China's trade surplus, reports the Wall Street Journal. In the US, China’s economic strength has become a standard concern on the presidential campaign trail...

Premium news related to Americans Drive Cycle of Auto Debt
Los Angeles Times | Dec 31, 07 9:25 AM CST
(Newser) - More and more Americans are entering a cycle of larger, longer, and far riskier auto loans, raising the possibility of a debt crisis similar to the one that has hit the housing market. The Los Angeles Times explores the increasing trend of trading in a used car for a new one—and rolling together old debt and new.

Premium news related to Ski With the Best of Them
Budget Travel | Dec 31, 07 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Even if you're a black diamond expert, these tips from Budget Travel can make your next trip more enjoyable: Get in shape. Yoga is especially good for working the whole body. Most airlines will allow you to count a ski bag as one of your checked bags. Avoid dealing with tire chains: Reserve a vehicle with four-wheel drive or snow...

Premium news related to Terror Threat Douses Brussels Fireworks
BBC | Dec 31, 07 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Brussels has canceled or cut short many of its traditional New Year's Eve events, saying the terror threat level is still too high to permit large gatherings. Last week, Belgian police arrested—and released on lack of evidence—14 people accused of plotting to break a convicted terrorist out of prison.

Premium news related to Pakistan Vote to Be Delayed at Least 4 Weeks
AFP | Dec 31, 07 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's January 8 election will be postponed by at least 4 weeks, "if not more," because of violence in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, election officials tell AFP. The election commission recommended a delay, but won't specify a date until tomorrow. Bhutto's party opposes postponement on grounds that a delay would help opponents...

Premium news related to Post-Election Rioting Kills 124 in Kenya
Reuters | Dec 31, 07 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 124 have died in rioting that escalated across Kenya today in anger over president Mwai Kibaki's  disputed re-election victory. Police fired live ammunition at protesters, who threw stones, wielded machetes and burned cars and buses. Supporters of opposition candidate Ralia Odinga, who led in the vote count until the last minute, say...

Premium news related to Pregnancies Outsourced to India
Associated Press | Dec 31, 07 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A town in India, where more than 50 women are currently pregnant with the children of Western couples, has hatched a booming industry in commercial surrogacy, dubbed "wombs for rent." The women in Anand have been impregnated with the sperm and eggs of US, British and other couples unable to conceive—and are paid more than many of them...

Premium news related to Edwards Knuckles Up for Iowa Caucus
Washington Post | Dec 31, 07 6:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Presidential hopeful John Edwards is intensifying his angry populist rhetoric in a final push to capitalize on his increasing support in Iowa as the caucus closes in, the Washington Post reports. Four years ago Edwards grabbed a surprising second place in Iowa. But his message this time around is far less sunny, and he's casting himself as someone...

Premium news related to Bills GM Levy to Resign
Buffalo News | Dec 31, 07 5:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Following a 17-9 season-ending loss to the Eagles yesterday, 82-year-old general manager Marv Levy, formerly the winningest coach in Bills' history, will be stepping down after two years on the job, the Buffalo News reports. An official announcement is expected by the end of the week.

Premium news related to Bhutto Slumped as Shots Rang Out: Video
CNN | Dec 31, 07 5:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Newly released videotape of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto bolsters Bhutto's supporters' claim that the Pakistani opposition leader was killed by gunshot wounds and not—as the government insists—by hitting her head on her car sunroof when a bomb exploded. The video shows Bhutto slumping forward after gunshots ring out and before the...

Premium news related to Essay Liar Loses Hannah Montana Tickets
Dallas Morning News | Dec 31, 07 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A 6-year-old Texas girl's heart-wrenching essay that began "my daddy died this year in Iraq" won a trip and tickets for four to the upcoming sold-out Hannah Montana concert. But the essay was a lie, and the prize has been withdrawn, reports the Dallas Morning News . The girl's father wasn't killed in Iraq.

Premium news related to SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire
San Francisco Chronicle | Dec 31, 07 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The tiger escape that resulted in the death of a teenage boy at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day has unleashed a rash of staff complaints about long-term mismanagement of the institution by director Manuel Mollinedo, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Employees are leaving in droves, animals are dying, and zookeepers are being injured by...

Premium news related to NY Comes Back to Beat Montreal in Overtime 4-3
National Post (Canada) | Dec 31, 07 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - A night after winning with an astonishing five power-play goals, the Rangers roared back against the Canadiens to win in overtime, 4-3. Goalkeep Cristobal Huet faced just one shot in the second period, but let in an equalizing Chris Drury rebound with five minutes left in regulation, then Brendan Shanahan's gamewinner just a minute into the extra frame....

Premium news related to Feds Seek Passengers on TB Jet
USA Today | Dec 31, 07 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal health officials are searching for passengers and crew who may have been exposed to a rare and potentially deadly form of drug resistant tuberculosis on an American Airlines flight from India. A 30-year-old Nepalese woman, diagnosed with the disease, flew from New Delhi to San Francisco via Chicago on December 13, reports USA Today .

Premium news related to Titans Fell Colts as Starters Sit
Indianapolis Star | Dec 31, 07 4:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Colts stars Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne played long enough last night to cement individual benchmarks for the season, and no more, the Indianapolis Star reports. In a game of little consequence to Indianapolis, and everything at stake for Tennessee, the Titans pulled out a 16-10 win, earning the AFC's sixth and final playoff spot.

Premium news related to Sarkozy Breaks Off Syria Talks
Independent (UK) | Dec 31, 07 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - France has lost patience with Syria and has cut off mediation talks until Damascus stops obstructing the election of a new president in Lebanon, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced yesterday. Lebanon has been without a president since November and the Syrian-backed parliamentary opposition has been accused of blocking the election of a new...

Premium news related to Theft of Personal Data Hits Record
Associated Press | Dec 31, 07 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Theft of sensitive personal data such as Social Security and credit card information from corporations, government offices and other institutions hit a record this year, reports AP. One survey found 79 million records compromised in the US—nearly four times as many reported in 2006. Another study cited over 162 million data breaches worldwide...

Premium news related to Pats/Giants Net Most Viewers Since '95
Hollywood Reporter | Dec 31, 07 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Patriots' final step to an undefeated regular season—Saturday's victory over the Giants—attracted an estimated 34.5 million viewers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The tally is the largest the NFL has managed since the 1995 Chiefs-Cowboys Thanksgiving game. The millions were divided among CBS and NBC, who were granted last...

Premium news related to Warriors Win 105-95 Battle in Denver
Rocky Mountain News | Dec 31, 07 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Golden State put a halt to a three-game Nuggets win streak with a 105-95 performance that starred Baron Davis with 28 points and Stephen Jackson with 23. Denver looked poised to come back from behind in the third quarter, but a cold game from Allen Iverson and hot Warriors' shooting sealed the result.  In other year-end NBA action:

Premium news related to Bloggers Blast Government Version of Bhutto Death
AFP | Dec 31, 07 3:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's political blogging community is expressing extreme skepticism about government statements as to how former prime minister Benazir Bhutto died in last week's assassination attack. The government is claiming Bhutto died after hitting her head on her car’s sunroof in the bomb attack, but the theory is widely disputed, particularly by...

Premium news related to Lakers Short of the Mark
Los Angeles Times | Dec 31, 07 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Throwback short shorts and jerseys did not provide enough mojo last night for LA to overcome the Celtics, whose Big Three dominated proceedings in a 110-91 beating, the Los Angeles Times reports. Boston's Paul Pierce had a game high 33 points, leading the Celtics to a season sweep of their western rivals, and snapping a five game Laker winning streak.

Premium news related to On 7th Day, They Campaigned
McClatchy Newspapers | Dec 31, 07 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - With four days of campaigning left in Iowa, leading White House hopefuls skipped church services and attended another weekend ritual—Sunday political talk shows. GOP frontrunner Mike Huckabee missed a service at the Cornerstone Family Church to appear on NBC, and Hillary Clinton arrived late and slipped out early at a Des Moines Baptist church...

Premium news related to Panthers Send Testaverde Out With a Win
Associated Press | Dec 30, 07 9:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Vinny Testaverde ended his pro football career where it began—in Tampa—taking the final snap of Carolina's 31-23 meaningless win over the Buccaneers. The Panthers took advantage of Tampa resting seven starters in preparation for next week's playoff game against the New York Giants. Leaving the field, Testaverde hugged his wife and said...

Premium news related to 'Skins Steamroll Cowboys 27-6
Associated Press | Dec 30, 07 9:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The Cowboys have already clinched their top seed, so today's blowout loss to the determined Redskins won't influence Dallas's playoff schedule. It may affect egos, however: the Cowboys managed a single rushing yard and Tony Romo threw for just 86 yards and a pick, AP reports. Washington, on the other hand, was on its game.

Premium news related to Murder Earns Few Women Death Penalty
Seattle Times | Dec 30, 07 9:33 PM CST
(Newser) - With prosecutors still debating whether to seek the death penalty against Michele Anderson, charged in the murder of six members of her family on Christmas Eve, the Seattle Times looks at the odds that the Carnation, Wash., woman might actually be sentenced to death. Women rarely receive the death penalty, the paper finds, and in Washington state,...

Premium news related to Broncos Dash Vikings' Playoff Hopes in OT
Denver Post | Dec 30, 07 9:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Broncos added the title of spoiler to their 7-9 record this season, as a 22-19 overtime win let Denver deny Minnesota any chance at a playoff berth, reports the Denver Post . Vikings quarterback Tavaris Jackson lost a fumble to an overtime sack, allowing the turnover that led to Jason Elam's game-winning field goal. In other season-enders:

Premium news related to Cards Clinch First Non- Losing Season Since 1998
Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Dec 30, 07 9:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Against the hapless Rams, the Cardinals clinched just their third non-losing season in the team's 20-year Arizona history. Kurt Warner paced the 48-19 rout with 300 yards and three touchdowns, two to Larry Fitzgerald, who finished with a fantasy-friendly 171 yards. Marc Bulger threw for just 176, two picks, and a score.

Premium news related to Moderates May Field Indie Candidate
Washington Post | Dec 30, 07 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg may run in 2008 after all, if a bipartisan group of politicos fail to see progress from the major parties, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg and a gaggle of figures, including former senators and governors, will meet next week in Oklahoma. They plan to demand that major presidential hopefuls reveal their scheme for a “government...

Premium news related to NY Seeks to Move Poverty Goal Post
New York Times | Dec 30, 07 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, fed up with the circa-1960s definition of poverty used by Washington, is developing his own measure of deciding who is entitled to financial relief, the New York Times reports. Although Bloomberg’s plan aims to help New York City's poor, officials hope it will spark changes to poverty assessments nationwide.

Premium news related to Lions Mail it In, Get Whipped by Green Bay
Detroit Free Press | Dec 30, 07 7:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Green Bay played reserves for most of today's game against the Detroit Lions, a team the Packers have beaten every year at home since 1991. Brett Favre played long enough to throw a pair of TD passes in the 34-13 win. Detroit, reportedly planning to fire offensive coordinator Mike Martz, have lost seven of its final eight. Elsewhere:

Premium news related to Investors Uncork Wild Wine Prices
Washington Post | Dec 30, 07 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Investors are uncorking a new area of speculation these days: fine wine. Thanks to the Internet, which has turned an elite hobby into a worldwide auction, prices are overflowing. Buyers can even throw money at vino investment funds and an electronic trading exchange based in London, which is up 39% this year, and behind oil by only seven points, the...

Premium news related to Pakistanis Recover After Riots
Associated Press | Dec 30, 07 6:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Life limped to normal today in fire-blackened Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and the site of fierce rioting since last week’s killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. After three days of unrest that left at least 40 people dead across Sindh province, residents ventured out of their homes and found buildings burned, vehicles wrecked,...

Premium news related to Hester, Bears Knock Playoff Halo Off Saints
Chicago Tribune | Dec 30, 07 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Chicago played spoiler for the second straight week, this time out-hustling New Orleans 33-25 despite gaining only 275 yards to the Saints' 413. The Bears' Devin Hester scored a record sixth kick return touchdown on the season and tacked on a TD reception in the win. Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke the NFL single-season completions record, nailing...

Premium news related to US Troops Rebuild With Old Enemies in Iraq
New York Times | Dec 30, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Capt. Sean Miller keeps up an easy calm as he helps manage rebuilding efforts in Anbar province these days. But when an Iraqi contractor claimed he was promised money to bury Saddam's solders, the 32-year-old Marine captain lost it. "Those guys were trying to kill me,” Miller said. “You want me to pay to have them buried?” Such...

Premium news related to Off-Roaders, Greenies Spar Over Western Lands
New York Times | Dec 30, 07 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Outdoor enthusiasts are bickering with the feds and each other over the use of federally owned lands in Colorado, Utah, and Montana, the New York Times reports. Off-roading fans of motorcycles, pick-ups, and ATVs are butting heads with quieter explorers who hike or ride horseback and want to preserve the landscape—and the federal government...

Premium news related to Treasure Shines Again
Variety | Dec 30, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets shone in the top spot again this weekend as filmgoers kept flocking to the movies, Variety reports. Alvin and the Chipmunks crooned its way into second, humbling I Am Legend , as Mike Nichols-directed Charlie Wilson's War claimed fourth over Juno , an offbeat dramedy that nabbed fifth by soaring 201% over...

Premium news related to Bhutto's Death Just Pakistan's Latest Unsolved Mystery
Washington Post | Dec 30, 07 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Moments after Benazir Bhutto was killed—whether by gun, bomb, or hitting her head on a sunroof—came another disturbing image. Workers hosed blood from the streets, washing away potential evidence, the Washington Post reports—and ensuring yet another whodunit to Pakistan's long list of unsolved political murders. "I thought,...

Premium news related to 2007's Top 10 Scientific Findings
LiveScience | Dec 30, 07 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - What were the most important scientific findings of 2007? LiveScience gives you the top 10: Climate change: The IPCC issued its strongest warning yet that humans are causing global warming. Arctic melting: Two studies found retreating arctic ice. Extreme weather: Global warming is contributing—specifically hurricanes and heat...

Premium news related to Obama Stealing New Hampshire Independents From McCain
Los Angeles Times | Dec 30, 07 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - They gave John McCain the margin of victory in 2000, but this time around New Hampshire Independents are breaking from the Republican and toward Democrat Barack Obama, according to a Los Angeles Times /Bloomberg poll. As the Jan. 8 primary approaches, 61% on Independents say they are voting Democratic and more than twice as many back Obama as McCain.

Premium news related to Masses Wish Upon NYC Confetti
CNN | Dec 30, 07 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Your wishes for world peace, greater height, smarter bosses, and healthy children will float down on Times Square tomorrow night among more than a ton of confetti, reports the AP. For the first time, Times Square is collecting messages to be printed and mixed in with the 1 ton-plus of confetti that will be dropped on revelers.

Premium news related to CIA Tapes Were Made—and Destroyed—for PR
New York Times | Dec 30, 07 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Concern over its image prompted the CIA to first secretly create—and later destroy—tapes depicting the harsh interrogation of detainees, the New York Times reports. In spring 2002 the agency decided to document every moment of senior al-Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah's custody so that perceptions of mistreatment—by prosecutors, Congress,...

Premium news related to 8 Secrets to Healthy Skin
New York Times | Dec 30, 07 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - You can't fight getting older, but you can keep the signs of wear and tear, not to speak of stress, off your face with these tips from the New York Times beauty expert: Get rid of old beauty products after a year—pots and tubes can develop micro-organism communities Quit smoking—dermatologists have found it can add years...

Premium news related to Kenyan Prez Kibaki Declared Victor, Sworn In
BBC | Dec 30, 07 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya today declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of Thursday's election, igniting riots in Nairobi as protesters accused the Kibaki government of election fraud and demanded a recount, reports the BBC. At least 10 people have been killed. Kibaki was sworn into a second 5-year term immediately after the announcement that he beat opposition leader...

Premium news related to Martial Arts Champ Takes on Ultimate Fight
Esquire | Dec 30, 07 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Not unlike a real-life version of Soviet pain machine Ivan Drago in Rocky IV , Russian mixed martial arts fighter Fedor Emelianenko is, pound-for-pound, the world's best fighter, Esquire reports, and now he's set to give the MMA industry a run for its money. Or maybe his money. Emelianenko's decision to snub the Ultimate Fighting Championship for...