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.

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 …

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 …

'This is clearly a dirty trick'  —  Giuliani camp says dossier was taken, copied & returned  —  The fledgling Giuliani presidential campaign charged yesterday that it was the victim of a mysterious "dirty trick" in the theft of the former mayor's political road map for 2008.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Will Bill Keller End 'Public Editor' Slot at The Times?  —  Dan Okrent Protests; Faithful Barney Calame Sputters Weary Defense  —  The New York Times will soon decide whether it will do away with its public editor.  —  The two-year term of the current public editor, Byron (Barney) Calame, will conclude in May.

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 …