Read more American stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28706/american.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:13:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59470/found-good-cheap-us-wines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s not easy, but it is possible to find inexpensive American wine that “will fascinate and intrigue,” Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times . Whereas European vintners grow a diverse range of regional grapes, Americans generally stick to classics like cabernet sauvignon, resulting in “a small amount of top-flight...http://www.newser.com/story/59470/found-good-cheap-us-wines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 14:17:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55366/can-baseball-save-america-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlayers like Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth inspired America to endure the Great Depression, but with the season kicking off tonight, can overpaid and steroid-ridden players still mean something in hard times? Eric Spitznagel hits the spring training circuit for Vanity Fair to find out—and puts the question to...http://www.newser.com/story/55366/can-baseball-save-america-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Apr 2009 17:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53396/spend-baby-spend-or-were-sunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOur massive economy will remain stuck until hoarders open their wallets and "roll the dice" once again, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek . Investors and consumers alike must regain their "penchant for gain and risk... some of the essence of what makes us American." Until that caffeinated, delirious plunge into the...http://www.newser.com/story/53396/spend-baby-spend-or-were-sunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 18:38:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49639/un-official-kidnapped-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American working with a UN refugee agency in southwestern Pakistan was kidnapped today by gunmen who killed his driver, reports the Times of London. The attack occurred as the official from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which aids Afghan refugees in the city of Quetta, headed to...http://www.newser.com/story/49639/un-official-kidnapped-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 5:04:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46280/us-phrases-that-annoy-brits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToby Harnden must live among Yanks in his job as a correspondent for the UK's Telegraph , and sometimes American phrases drive him nuts. Here are his worst offenders: Happy holidays (just say Christmas, please) Have a nice day (make it stop) You're welcome (this one's just "Pavlovian" to him)http://www.newser.com/story/46280/us-phrases-that-annoy-brits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 18:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44692/mumbai-linked-terror-crew-hunts-western-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Islamic militant group thought to be behind the Mumbai terror attacks has recruited Westerners, particularly Americans and Britons, to aid in planning and executing attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. A 23-year-old Brit, convicted this year on terror-related charges, was among the Lashkar-e-Taiba adherents helping get converts to Pakistan...http://www.newser.com/story/44692/mumbai-linked-terror-crew-hunts-western-recruits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 9:52:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42554/chronically-ill-worse-off-in-us-than-elsewhere-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or bad experiences than counterparts in a number of other rich nations, a study finds. Researchers interviewed 7,500 adults with conditions like cancer, arthritis, depression, and diabetes, and the Americans led the complaints. Dutch patients...http://www.newser.com/story/42554/chronically-ill-worse-off-in-us-than-elsewhere-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 10:50:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42475/us-aid-worker-shot-dead-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGunmen shot and killed an American aid worker as he traveled to work today in northwestern Pakistan, the latest in a spate of attacks on foreigners in the militancy-wracked country. The shooting occurred in University Town, an upscale area of Peshawar where a top US diplomat was attacked just a...http://www.newser.com/story/42475/us-aid-worker-shot-dead-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 7:34:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34601/hillary-camp-memo-paint-obama-as-un-american.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton’s top campaign strategist urged her to paint Barack Obama as un-American, reports the Atlantic in an upcoming article obtained by Politico . Clinton should empahsize that Obama's ties “to basic American values and culture” were "limited," according to a campaign memo. “Does anyone believe that it is possible to...http://www.newser.com/story/34601/hillary-camp-memo-paint-obama-as-un-american.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 9:46:07 CDT