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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.
• Seeking Leaders, U.S. Companies Think Globally
  The corner offices of corporate America’s largest companies are increasingly being filled from every corner of the world.
• Congressional Memo: Muscle Flexing in Senate: G.O.P. Defends Strategy
  Blocking nearly every bill proposed by the Democrats in the Senate, Republicans are increasingly able to dictate what they want.
• 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.
• Feeling Heat, Clinton Tries Iowa Up Close
  Nowhere are Hillary Rodham Clinton’s problems on display more than in Iowa.
• Triple Car Bombing Hits Southern Iraq
  Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the mainly Shiite southern city of Amarah on Wednesday, causing numerous casualties, police said.
• Lebanon Explosion Kills General
  A loud explosion rocked a Christian suburb east of Beirut early Wednesday, killing four people and wounding dozens, the state-run news agency and other media reported.
• About New York: After Arrests, Drug Evidence Goes Missing
  Whether lost, stolen or thrown away, there is no record of what happened to drugs seized in 43 Brooklyn arrests.
• Twin Bombs Kill Dozens in Algiers
  Two car bombs exploded in quick succession near United Nations offices and an Algerian government building.
• President Pick Would Name Putin Premier
  If the scenario outlined by Dmitri A. Medvedev plays out, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia 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.
• 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.
• At Bronx Court, Elevator Woes Slow Justice
  Sometimes people wait for hours to get onto a working elevator and up to court, only to find their hearings have been rescheduled because they did not show up on time.