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• Retroactively, Panel Reduces Drug Sentences
  The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s decision to lighten punishments for some crimes related to crack cocaine could eventually affect about 19,500 inmates.
• On Taliban Turf, Long Lines of Ailing Children
  In remote Taliban strongholds of Afghanistan, health problems among children are acute and are aggravated by the harsh edicts of the Taliban.
• Seeking Leaders, U.S. Companies Think Globally
  The corner offices of corporate America are increasingly reflecting the worldwide reach of companies, as 15 foreign-born chiefs now run Fortune 100 companies.
• Music Review: A Sprawling Novel’s Turn as an Epic Opera: 52 Soloists and 1 Horse
  The Metropolitan Opera’s production of “War and Peace,” Prokofiev’s epic masterpiece, returned to the Met’s stage on Monday night, and this time nobody fell off. The stage, that is.
• Feeling Heat, Clinton Tries Iowa Up Close
  Nowhere are the Hillary Rodham Clinton’s problems on display more than in Iowa.
• Twin Bombs Kill Dozens in Algiers
  Two car bombs exploded in quick succession near United Nations offices and an Algerian government building.
• About New York: In Queens Police Lab, a Case of Missing Drugs
  Whether lost, stolen or thrown away, there is no record of what happened to drugs seized in 43 Brooklyn arrests.
• President Pick Would Name Putin Premier
  If the scenario outlined by Dmitri A. Medvedev plays out, President Vladimir V. Putin would still wield power.
• Credit Crisis Prompts Fed to Roll Back Rates Again
  In announcing the cut, the Federal Reserve signaled its concern that the credit crisis may be damaging the broader economy. The Dow fell nearly 300 points.
• Congressional Memo: G.O.P. Flexes Their Muscle in the Senate
  Republican are playing such tight defense in the Senate, blocking nearly every bill proposed by the Democratic majority, that they are increasingly able to dictate what they want.
• C.I.A. Director Speaks to Senate Committee
  Gen. Michael V. Hayden said the decision to record and subsequently destroy video of the interrogations of senior Al Qaeda captives, was made by previous directors.
• Some Used Football Helmets Under Scrutiny
  More than 200,000 amateur football players in the United States wore used helmets this fall that were returned to the field without proper testing.