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• Afghan Mission Is Reviewed as Concerns Rise
  Deeply worried about the prospect of failure, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews.
• Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry
  The Bush administration is working to persuade Congress to pass legislation protecting companies that aid the N.S.A.’s warrantless eavesdropping program.
• Sales of Women’s Clothes, a Holiday Pillar, Are Weak
  Spending on women’s apparel so far this year is proving disastrously weak, an ominous signal for the holiday shopping season.
• Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft
  The growing confrontation promises to be an epic business battle.
• The Nation: For the G.O.P., Falling in Love Is Hard to Do
  It is hard to think of another campaign when Republicans have seemed less excited about their choices.
• Turkey Reports Airstrike in Iraq
  Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, Turkey’s military said, and one woman was killed.
• British Hand Over Basra to Iraqis
  British forces gave up military control of the final region under their supervision after four and a half years.
• Snowstorms Delay Air Travel
  Snow overnight gave way to rain on Sunday in the New York City area, even as much of the Northeast was hit by snowstorms that delayed air travel and caused traffic accidents.
• Steroid Report Depicts a 2-Player Domino Effect
  The career arcs of David Segui and Paul Lo Duca vividly illustrated how the use of drugs spread through baseball.
• Obama Showing New Confidence With Iowa Sprint
  Senator Barack Obama is threatening Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s long dominance even as he faces intensified questions about his vulnerabilities.
• In Iowa, Coveted Newspaper Endorsements for Clinton and McCain Campaigns
  The Des Moines Register’s editorial board called Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain the candidates who were the most competent and ready to lead.