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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 bad investments fear that they will have to cut local services.
• In a Progressive State, a City Where Gay Life Hangs by a Thread
  For gay, lesbian and transgender residents in Newark, urban problems like poverty, drugs and unemployment are compounded by gay bashing, H.I.V. and open hostility.
• Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts
  Malawi’s turnaround was fueled by fertilizer subsidies.
• B.C.S. Title Picture Remains Muddled
  Jerry Palm, the esteemed B.C.S. guru, predicts that Ohio State will play L.S.U. in the national title football game.
• What to Wear? Meteorologists Shape Fashion
  As volatile weather alters the sale of warm 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.
• Figures on H.I.V. Rate Expected to Rise
  More people in the United States are infected each year with the AIDS virus than previously thought, according to federal health officials.
• 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.