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December 21, 2005 - December 27, 2005 | Issue 41•51

Stuntman Typecast As Guy Who Falls From Balcony Onto Table

LOS ANGELES—Billy Atchley's prodigious fall from a balcony onto a table in a 1997 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger launched a successful career—one which has...

Rove Implicated In Santa Identity Leak

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—The recent leak revealing Santa Claus to be "your mommy and daddy" has been linked to Bush senior adviser Karl Rove. more»
U.S. Troops Draw Up Own Exit Strategy

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News

BAGHDAD—In sharp contrast to the administration's plans, the troops' "Operation Screw This" sees them boarding a plane and leaving Iraq within 15... more»
Rising Home-Heating Costs Hitting Reptile Families Hardest

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News

CHICAGO—Reptiles such as Arthur Marsters, 141, are struggling to maintain their core body temparatures this winter. more»
Texas Governor Legalizes Previously Banned Wrestling Move

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Brief

AUSTIN,TX—In a controversial move to approve a controversial move, the Texas State Senate voted 18-13 Monday to reverse a ban on the Turnbuckle... more»
Dental Hygienist Sick Of Being Lied To

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Brief

MUNDELEIN, IL—Dawn Roycroft, a 38-year-old dental hygienist at the Park Court Mall Dental Center, said Monday that she can no longer tolerate... more»
Coal Now Too Expensive To Put In Christmas Stockings

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Brief

CHICAGO—With winter's onset driving the demand for surface coal to record-high levels, the mineral's cost is now beyond the reach of low- and... more»
CIA Chief Admits To Torture After Six-Hour Beating, Electrocution

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Brief

LANGLEY, VA—An internal CIA investigation into the possible use of illegal and inhumane interrogation techniques produced a confession from CIA... more»
Is Wikipedia Unreliable?

issue 4151 | 12.27.05 | American Voices

An incident in which a former Tennessee publisher was linked to the Kennedy assassination on Wikipedia has called the accuracy of the user-edited... more»
Bin Laden Not In Control?

issue 4151 | 12.26.05 | American Voices

According to the U.S. envoy to Pakistan, Osama bin Laden may no longer be in control of al-Qaeda. What do you think? more»
Killer Asteroid In 2036?

issue 4151 | 12.23.05 | American Voices

Apopohis, an asteroid that measures over a quarter-mile wide, may be on course to hit Earth with the force of 100,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic blasts... more»
Congress' Pre-Christmas Cuts

issue 4151 | 12.22.05 | American Voices

The House recently voted to cut $1.6 billion in social-program spending right before Christmas. What do you think? more»
Michael Schiavo Starts PAC

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | American Voices

Michael Schiavo, husband of the late Terri Schiavo, is starting a political action committee that will challenge candidates based on where they... more»
Party Guy Finds Party Wife

issue 4151 | 12.27.05 | Radio
Pony Lent To Dying Girl

issue 4151 | 12.26.05 | Radio
Russell Crowe Agrees To Lower Testosterone Levels

issue 4151 | 12.23.05 | Radio
Multi-Vitamin Snubs Magnesium

issue 4151 | 12.22.05 | Radio
President Bush To Airdrop His Texas Chili Recipe To Third World Countries

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | Radio
Congressman Lets His Guitar Do The Talking

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Photos
Sole Surviving Bridge Club Member Didn't Want To Win Like This

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | News In Photos
Where Are All These 'Loose Women' My Pastor Keeps Warning Me About?

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | Commentary

I've lived in Clearburg my whole life, and I've been attending services at Holy Christ Almighty Lutheran Church for about as long as I can... more»
How Very Special

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | Columnists

I don't have to tell you Jeanketeers that Christmas is just around the corner, which means it's time for—you got it—TV Christmas... more»
Your Horoscope 4151

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | Horoscopes
New TSA Guidelines

issue 4151 | 12.19.05 | Infographic

The Transportation Safety Administration recently loosened air-travel restrictions. What are the modified guidelines? more»
Top Temporary Holiday Stores

issue 4151 | 12.21.05 | Statshot
Why Turtlenecks Are Back And Why This Man Is Crucial To Their Resurgence

issue 4151 | 12.23.05 | Sunday Magazine
December 23, 1997

issue 4151 | 12.19.05 | Onion In History

Clinton, Paula Jones Square Off On 'Jerry Springer' more»