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• Business Lobby Presses Agenda Before ’08 Vote
  Lobbyists are racing to secure a wide range of health, safety, labor and economic rules before President Bush leaves office.
• Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq
  There is a growing sense that Iraq has slipped to new depths of lawlessness even as security has improved.
• Feminist Pitch by a Democrat Named Obama
  Senator Barack Obama’s campaign argues that the best candidate for women may, in fact, be a man.
• U.S. Credit Crisis Adds to Gloom in Arctic Norway
  Norwegian towns that lost millions in investments that went sour fear they will be forced to cut local services.
• Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts
  Malawi’s agricultural turnaround, credited to fertilizer subsidies, has implications for fighting hunger across Africa.
• What to Wear? Meteorologists Shape Fashion
  As volatile weather alters the traditional timing for sales of cold-weather clothing, the apparel industry is turning to climate scientists for help.
• Huckabee’s Stature Rises, Mobilizing Tax Critics
  Fiscal conservatives are raising alarms about a series of tax increases Mike Huckabee oversaw while governor of Arkansas.
• Iranian Pushes Nuclear Talks Back to Square 1
  Iran’s new negotiator has hardened the nation’s position on its nuclear program, calling past talks irrelevant.
• Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles
  Federal lawmakers are considering a measure that would impose a national ban on the sale of candy, sugary soda and salty, fatty foods in schools.
• Bryans Give the U.S. a Davis Cup Title
  The United States won its first Davis Cup title since 1995 behind a convincing doubles victory Saturday by brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.
• Housing Crisis? Try Mobile McMansions
  With an uncertain economy and gas prices through the roof, sales of recreational vehicles are slipping, although the most expensive R.V.’s are still moving off the lot.
• Figures on H.I.V. Rate Expected to Rise
  The United States government’s estimate of annual new H.I.V. infections is likely to rise as much as 50 percent, say patient advocates.
• The Caucus: Clinton Is Pressed to Aid Immigrants
  Hillary Clinton was asked in Iowa if she would help illegal immigrants become citizens, then drew boos when she would not commit to doing it within the first 100 days of her presidency.
• TierneyLab: A Science Challenge for Republicans
  Some of the Republican presidential candidates have dismissed medical marijuana as unnecessary or "too dangerous." Now they're being offered $10,000 to come up with the scientific evidence. The Medical Marijuana Project, a group advocating the use of medical marijuana, will be in New Hampshire on Monday with a mobile billboard offering to contribute $10,000 to the [...].