Olbermann: Special Comment on "Sacrifice"  —  Keith Olbermann stepped up and slapped Bush's plan to use the word "sacrifice" as an excuse to send more troops to Iraq.  Bush needs a new catch phrase to try and deceive the nation with, but Republican talking points won't work on the people anymore.

Iraq to Review Abusive Acts at Hussein's Execution  —  Iraq's Shiite-led government said Tuesday that it had ordered an investigation into the abusive behavior at the execution of Saddam Hussein, who was subjected to a battery of taunts by official Shiite witnesses and guards as he awaited his hanging.

New U.N. Chief Defends Death Penalty for Hussein  —  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Tuesday that Iraq and other countries have the right to impose the death penalty, adding that the world should never forget Saddam Hussein's "heinous crimes."  —  Ban's first public reaction …

UN staff accused of raping children in Sudan  —  In pictures: The vulnerable children of Sudan  —  Members of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Sudan are facing allegations of raping and abusing children as young as 12, The Daily Telegraph has learned.

What the Congress Can Do for America  —  Let them say of these next two years: We used our time well.  —  Tomorrow, members of the 110th Congress will take their oaths of office here in Washington.  I will have the privilege of working with them for the next two years—one quarter of my presidency …

FBI Reports Duct-Taping, 'Baptizing' at Guantanamo  —  FBI agents witnessed possible mistreatment of the Koran at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including at least one instance in which an interrogator squatted over Islam's holy text in an apparent attempt to offend a captive …

Effect of Obama's Candor Remains to Be Seen  —  Senator Admitted Trying Cocaine in a Memoir Written 11 Years Ago  —  Long before the national media spotlight began to shine on every twist and turn of his life's journey, Barack Obama had this to say about himself: "Junkie.  Pothead.

Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Have you ever made a profit from a catering business or dog walking?  Do you prefer to work alone or in groups?  Have you ever set a world record in anything?  —  The right answers could help get you a job at Google.

The New Crowd's First Test  —  This time it's going to be different.  —  Whenever a new crowd displaces an old guard, the promise is always the same.  The fresh managers swear they understand what the tired bunch they're replacing did wrong and vow to make all things new.

Political Paper Stolen, Giuliani Camp Says  —  Advisers to former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said yesterday that someone infiltrated the Giuliani camp last fall and stole a document about his presidential prospects and political liabilities.  It was then leaked, they said, as a "dirty trick" …

A Surprising Secret to a Long Life: Stay in School  —  James Smith, a health economist at the RAND Corporation, has heard a variety of hypotheses about what it takes to live a long life — money, lack of stress, a loving family, lots of friends.  But he has been a skeptic.

Favoritism Shown For Clinton Pal?  —  Here's a story that managed to fly under the radar during Christmastime.  Suzanne Magaziner, the wife of Clinton friend and organizer Ira Magaziner and herself a major activist with ties to the new Governor in Massachusetts, got her drunk-driving charges …

GOT OPTIMISM?  —  THE WORLD'S LEADING THINKERS SEE GOOD NEWS AHEAD  —  While conventional wisdom tells us that things are bad and getting worse, scientists and the science-minded among us see good news in the coming years.  That's the bottom line of an outburst of high-powered optimism gathered …