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MJ's Moonwalk Debut Glove Fetches $350K

'Holy grail' of Jackson memorabilia blows away presale estimate

Nov 22, 09 2:20 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

 McCain 
 Defends 
 Staffers 
 From Palin 

Says he's 'proud' of her, but 'it's just time to move on'

Nov 19, 09 11:47 AM CST

15K Yanks Turn Selves in
for Offshore Tax Cheating

Asia joins Switzerland as hotspot for hidden assets

Nov 18, 09 9:57 AM CST

 Iraq Halts 
 Preparations 
 for Jan. Election 

Fate of vote, US withdrawal in question as VP vetoes law

Nov 18, 09 7:00 AM CST

 French Hotel 
 Lets You Live 
 Like a Hamster 

Guest munch grain, sleep in haystacks

Nov 17, 09 11:54 AM CST

 YouTube Launches
Citizen Journo Channel

YouTube Direct service aims to connect editors with video

Nov 17, 09 6:35 AM CST

 Corpse Sold to Russian Kebab Shop 

Cannibal trio arrested for murder

Nov 17, 09 3:51 AM CST

FDA Demands Safety Data on Energy Drinks With Alcohol

Companies have 30 days to comply

Nov 13, 09 6:20 PM CST

 Buffett: 
 'Financial 
 Panic Is 
 Behind Us' 

He sounds optimistic note at Columbia University forum

Nov 12, 09 9:14 PM CST

Student Journos in Court Over Murder Investigation

Northwestern's acclaimed Innocence Project under fire

Nov 11, 09 10:40 AM CST

 Ex-Editor Sues 'Racist' NY Post 

Employee says boss called her 'Cha Cha #1'

Nov 10, 09 5:56 PM CST
love triangle

 'Diaper' Astronaut 
 Gets Light Sentence 

Nowak pleads to lesser charges, gets year of probation

Nov 10, 09 4:15 PM CST
AFGHAN STRATEGY REVIEW

 Obama Eyes 30K+ Troop Surge 

Said to be close to decision as Asia trip looms

Nov 8, 09 9:18 AM CST

 UN Evacuates Afghan Staff  

Hundreds pulled out after deadly Kabul attack

Nov 5, 09 4:33 AM CST

Canadian Insider Trading Scheme Ends in Suicide

The sad tale of two greedy friends and their last, biggest score

Oct 29, 09 12:59 PM CDT

  Geithner 
 to Bankers: 
 Crackdown 
 Is 'War' 



Treasury secretary tells Wall Street it must accept regulation

Oct 28, 09 7:30 AM CDT
UPDATED

 UN Staffers Among 
 Dozen Killed in 
 Kabul Attacks 

Taliban claims responsibility for attacks on guest houses

Oct 28, 09 5:11 AM CDT
Study sees huge savings

 US Health Care 
 Wastes $700B a Year 

A third of spending is lost to pointless treatment, paperwork, fraud

Oct 26, 09 5:53 AM CDT

AIG Chief: Pay Czar's Authority 'Limited'

He tells employees they won't lose
salaries retroactively

Oct 22, 09 2:00 PM CDT

'Irresponsible'
to Send Troops Without Election Results: Kerry

Says Afghan leadership needs to be in place

Oct 18, 09 7:39 AM CDT

Most of Nobel Panel Objected to Obama Pick

Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland talked fellow voters into selection

Oct 15, 09 2:00 PM CDT

 Anthropologist: 
 Modern Male 
 Is 'Worst' 
 Man Ever 

We're not as robust, Aussie argues in new book

Oct 14, 09 5:00 AM CDT

 Imprisoned Polanski 
 'Depressed': Lawyer 

Fugitive director vows not to flee if he makes bail

Oct 11, 09 4:55 PM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
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

17
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

8
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

7
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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