more news than fit to print (much less read)

CIA to Fight Releasing Documents Sought by Fmr. Cheney Aide

UMich consumer sentiment index slips to 86.7

Consumers Increase Borrowing in Jan. at Fastest Pace in 4 Months

Senate Passes $1B to Help Low-Income Families with Energy Costs

House to Consider Ports Deal in War Funding Bill

Pres. Bush's Position on Ports Deal is Unchanged

Syria and Iran Discuss Building Oil Pipeline Across Iraq

OPEC Unlikely to Cut Production, Oil Ministers Say

House Passes Bill to Strengthen Laws Targeting Counterfeit Goods

GOP Rejects Request for Probe of NSA's Domestic Spying Program

GOP Lawmakers Propose New Panel to Oversee Domestic Surveillance

House Passes Civil Liberties Additions to Patriot Act

Ex-Enron CFO Says He Helped Hide Losses with Bosses Blessing

Homeland Security Dept. to Investigate Immigration Fraud Reports

U.K. Forces in Iraq Could Withdraw by 2008, British Paper Says

VP Cheney Says Iran Faces "Meaningful Consequences"

Gov't Gives Coal Firms One Month to Comply with New Safety Rules

Afghan Opium Cultivation Rising, UN & Afghan Drug Agencies Say

Louisiana Governor Asks Congress Not to Divert Aid

Russia Denies New Plan Allowing Iranian Uranium Enrichment

The Hill: House Lobbying-Reform Bill Will Restrict 527's

Defense Sec. Rumsfeld: Iraq Not "in a Civil War Today"

AP: Medicare Chief Sticks by Deadline to Enroll for Drug Benefit

Iran Demands Compensation for Past Suspension of Atomic Research

Mississippi Governor Wants Modular Homes for Hurricane Victims

Atty. Gen. Gonzales Defends Guantanamo Detention Center

Pres. Bush Criticizes North Korea, Iran on Women's Rights

British Gov't Admits Suspected CIA Planes Used U.K. Airfields

Wash Times: Bush Budget, a Setback for War on Drugs

AP: 16 Additional Seaports in U.S. Affected by Dubai Ports Deal

VP Cheney: U.S. Will Not Allow Iran to Have Nuclear Weapon

LA Times: U.S. Amb. to Iraq Says U.S. Opened "Pandora's Box"

Wash Post: Middle Eastern Investment in the U.S. Increases

USA Today: Thousands Have Deserted Military During Iraq War

Iran Offers to Suspend Full-Scale Uranium Enrichment

Oil Prices Likely to Fall, OPEC Member Says

LA Times: U.S. Amb. To Iraq Cites "Vacuum of Authority"

NYT: House Conservatives Want to Cut $650 Billion in Spending

WHO Says Bird Flu Greatest Infectious Disease Challenge

World Bank Gives $42 Million Aid Package to Palestinians

U.S. Says Iran Must Suspend "All Enrichment Activity"

U.S. Sees No Connection Between Iran, India Nuclear Programs

Wash Post: Senate Panel Criticizes Medicare Response to Patients