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• Oil-Rich Nations Use More Energy, Cutting Exports
  Several nations that are currently large suppliers may start importing oil within a decade, adding strains to the global market.
• The Long Run: Clinton Proudly Talks of Scars While Keeping Her Guard Up
  After years of public battles, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton must prove she is not too hardened to inspire.
• Parole Case and ’90s AIDS View Trail Huckabee
  Mike Huckabee is facing scrutiny over a rapist’s parole and past support for quarantining people with AIDS.
• Inquiry Begins Into Tapes’ Destruction
  The Justice Department and the C.I.A. opened an inquiry into the spy agency’s destruction of interrogation tapes.
• As Iraqis Vie for Kirkuk’s Oil, Kurds Become Pawns
  Squatters have turned the Kirkuk soccer stadium into a refugee city as they wait to vote on Kurdish regional rule.
• You Couldn’t Write This Stuff: TV Reality Sets In
  Due to the writers’ strike, come January the networks’ schedules will be filled with repeats or reality programs.
• College Loans by States Face Fresh Scrutiny
  Officials accuse some state-affiliated student loan corporations of having forgotten their purpose.
• Oprah Winfrey Hits Campaign Trail for Obama
  When Ms. Winfrey strode onto a stage in Des Moines on Saturday she acknowledged not knowing whether her endorsement of Senator Barack Obama would matter.
• Episcopal Diocese Votes to Secede
  It was the biggest leap so far by dissident Episcopalians hoping to form a rival church in the United States.
• Veto of Spending Bill Is Threatened
  The White House budget director warned that the president was prepared to veto a spending package being prepared by Congressional Democrats.
• Gates Sees Iran as Still-Serious Threat
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on Tehran to account for American intelligence that describes its support for terrorism and instability around the world.
• For Florida Quarterback, It’s a Year of Firsts
  Florida’s Tim Tebow, the first major college quarterback to throw 20 touchdown passes and run for 20 more touchdowns in a season, became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.