Newser Story Index from July, 2008

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.

Does Surfing Equal Reading?
'Grateful' Symphony Debuts
Sastre Nets Spain its Third Straight Tour Victory
Obama ISO VP Who Can Govern
McCain Ad Slams Obama for Skipping Troop Meeting
Killer Currents Claim 4 NYC Swimmers
Europe Swoons Over Obama
Idol Also-Ran Holds Cancer Fundraiser
Haters, Gas Fail to Crush Hummer Pride
Iran Hangs 29 Convicts, Calls Deaths Crime Deterrent
China Is an Unlikely Superpower
Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing
Let Innovators Light Way Out of Energy Crisis
Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul
Chinese Gymnasts May be Underage
Pharma Under Fire Over Pricey Drugs for Kids
India on Alert as Bomb Toll Soars to 49
Mix Masters Stir it Up in Cocktail Contest
China's Wind Power Takes Off
Militia Power Wanes as Iraqi Government Gains
'Ivy Retardation' Curse of Elites
Loving Low Dollar, Europeans Come to Shop
French Fight Ban on Insulting Civil Servants
Rugged Riding Game Unlike Snooty Polo
Watchmen Dazzles at Comic-Con
Obama's 'One World' Vision Too 'Radical': Bolton
Reality TV: Bad for Child Stars?
Gramm Guilty of Sparking Subprime Mess
Travel's a Drag for Pro-Tour Surfers
Rock Video Games Compete for Top Acts
Mills' PR Flack Quits, Calls Her 'Mental Maniac'
Iraq Needs Its No-Bid Oil Contracts
Indian Bombings Kill 29
Slowdown No Problem for Luxury Goods
Sastre Poised to Win Tour
Bin Laden Driver's Soft Spot: McDonald's Fries
Phew! Gas Sinks Below $4
More Kids Take Grown-up Drugs in Obesity Fight
Chrysler to Scrap Leasing
Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners
LA Prof Discovers New World on Foot
Obama Wraps Up Tour in London, Defends Trip
Obama Brother Surfaces in Britain
Senate Passes Massive Housing Relief Bill
Here Comes the Botox
Cuban Youth Prefer Facebook to Revolution
Disney Fever Sweeps Shanghai
Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered
'Yeti' Hairs Sent for DNA Tests
Body Language Bares Rivals' Key Differences