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• Steroid Report Implicates Top Players
  Dozens of baseball stars including seven M.V.P.’s were named in the former Senator George Mitchell’s report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
• Bitter Divisions at Climate Talks
  Amid growing frustration with the U.S. in deadlocked talks at a global warming conference, the European Union threatened to boycott new talks proposed by the White House next month.
• Final Iowa Debate Is Mostly Placid for Democrats
  In a sharp departure from past debates, not one of the six Democratic candidates attacked another one by name.
• With Contract in Hand, Rodriguez Criticizes Boras
  Alex Rodriguez signed with the Yankees on Thursday, and said negotiations turned into a “huge debacle” when his agent said the team had no interest in re-signing him.
• DealBook Blog: Lufthansa to Buy 19% Stake in JetBlue
  Lufthansa will pay $305 million for the stake in JetBlue Airways, the discount airline, the companies announced.
• Senate Approves Energy Bill Without Tax Increase
  The vote came only after Senator Harry Reid of Nevada agreed to remove provisions that would have meant hefty tax increases for oil companies.
• Directors Plan Talks as Writers’ Strike Drags On
  Movie and television directors said that they were set to begin contract negotiations, jolting the striking writers.
• House Votes to Ban Harsh C.I.A. Methods
  The House approved an intelligence bill that bans the C.I.A. from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods.
• Jurors Deadlock on 6 of 7 in Sears Plot
  A jury in the trial of seven indigent men accused of plotting to wage an armed jihad against the government acquitted one of the defendants but said they could not reach verdicts for the other six.
• Clinton Aide Resigns Over Obama Drug Comment
  Hillary Clinton personally apologized to Barack Obama after Bill Shaheen’s comments about Mr. Obama’s past drug use set off a huge blowback in the blogosphere.
• New Jersey Assembly Votes to End Death Penalty
  The General Assembly approved a bill eliminating capital punishment, a move that clears the way for Gov. Jon S. Corzine to sign the measure as early as Monday.
• Winter Storm Blows Into Northeast
  Forecasters said as many as 10 inches of snow could fall in the Boston area while the accumulation in New York City was likely to be 2 to 4 inches.
• The Lede Blog: The Lede: Some Puzzled by Word of the Year
  Readers of Merriam-Webster selected one with two numbers for letters: w00t.