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• Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chávez Plan
  The results of the referendum, which would have given new powers to President Hugo Chávez, were a stunning development in a country where Mr. Chávez controls nearly all of the levers of power.
• Party’s Triumph Raises Question of Putin’s Plans
  As President Putin has been accumulating popularity, he has been stirring deep uncertainty about his intentions, creating a new era of instability for Russia.
• Supreme Court Memo: For Justices, Another Day on Detainees
  The court will take its third look at whether federal judges may hear cases brought by detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
• Marbury’s Father Dies After Knicks-Suns Game
  One of the most difficult periods of Stephon Marbury’s life took a painful turn on Sunday night when his father died.
• New Orleans Hurt by Acute Rental Shortage
  New Orleans is suffering from an acute shortage of housing that has nearly doubled the cost of rental units.
• Public Lands: Nevada Learns to Cash in on Sales of Federal Land
  Nevada is reaping the rewards from the sale of almost $3 billion of federal lands near Las Vegas.
• Secretary Gates Visits Base in Djibouti
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in the Horn of Africa to inspect an installment built to wage peace.
• Australian Ratifies Kyoto Protocol
  Kevin Rudd, the new prime minister of Australia, said that he had signed paperwork to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
• Lonely No More, Huckabee Faces Hurdles
  Mike Huckabee has emerged as a force in the Republican field, but a surge now may not translate to success later.
• L.S.U. Is In, but Not Without Grumbling
  Top-ranked Ohio State will play No. 2 Louisiana State for the national championship on Jan. 7 in New Orleans, but controversy again surrounds the Bowl Championship Series.
• Trouble on a Vital Road in Afghanistan
  Highway 1, Afghanistan’s main road between Kabul and Kandahar, has been rebuilt with $250 million from the U.S. and other nations, but it remains bedeviled by danger.