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• From a Critic of Tribunals to Top Judge
  The chief judge of the military commissions at the naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, once wrote a paper that criticized the Bush administration’s plan to use military commissions to try suspects held there.
• Fear of New War as Clashes Erupt on Congo’s Edge
  A major confrontation between the Congolese Army and a renegade Tutsi general is plunging the country back toward war.
• Fed Leads Drive to Strengthen Bank System
  Central banks in Europe and North America moved to increase the amount of money they could lend to banks in an attempt to ease the strain of the world credit crunch.
• Our Towns: Giving Names to Souls Forgotten No Longer
  In Thiells, N.Y., an effort is underway to identify the 910 or so anonymous souls buried beneath metal markers with no names.
• Immigration, and Its Politics, Shake Rural Iowa
  The struggle over immigration may seem distant in states like Iowa, but the debate is part of daily life in Storm Lake.
• Charity’s Share From Shopping Raises Concern
  Experts on nonprofit organizations are beginning to question the practice of building a donation into the purchase of products by retailers.
• In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment
  For all of Italy’s outside adoration, the country finds itself in an economic, political and social funk.
• Three Blasts Kill at Least 27 in Iraq
  The attack, the deadliest in Iraq in months, occurred in a southern city where rival Shiite groups have been battling for power.
• 3 Primary Sources for Steroid Report
  The report is expected to be sharply critical of both Major League Baseball and the players’ union.
• News Analysis: C.I.A. Agents Sense Shifting Support for Methods
  For six years, Central Intelligence Agency officers have worried that someday the tide of post-Sept. 11 opinion would turn.
• Spines, Made Extra Curvy for Women
  Pregnant women do not tip over, and the reason has a lot to do with an evolutionary curve, researchers say.
• Countrywide Subpoenaed by Illinois
  The Illinois attorney general has subpoenaed documents from Countrywide Financial, broadening an investigation into lending practices that has already led to a lawsuit against one mortgage broker.
• National Finals Rodeo Adds Bucks to the Bucking
  Life for a cowboy does not get much better than the 10 days they spend each December chasing the biggest pot of the year at the National Finals Rodeo.