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NY Times
Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N.
A group of veteran foreign policy experts counseled U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in a secret meeting on how to repair lapses in his leadership.

LA Times
In Senate, Doctor Wants His Practice
Sen. Tom Coburn plans to challenge the rule that would bar him from practicing once in office.

W. Post
NSA Is Looking for New Ideas
The agency opens its doors to private companies for help fighting terrorism.

NY Times
Quietly but Firmly, Hastert Asserts His Power
Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House, is the man President Bush is counting on to enact his ambitious second-term agenda.

Wall Street Journal
Video Blogs Break Out With Tsunami Scenes

'I'm Going to Learn'
First, the blame. Then, the healing. In a new book, NEWSWEEK talks exclusively with John Kerry about why he lost—and looks at his plans for another run

Starr: Top 40 Sports Stories of 2004
2004 was the biggest year for sports news in recent memory. Our columnist recalls the high and low points of the last 12 months.

Newsweek
Evangelism: Go Tell It on the Subway

Voices of Freedom
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
by Arthur Chrenkoff

A Liberal Case for Chief Justice Scalia
by Steven Lubet

Sharon the Optimist
by William Safire

The lessons of Clintoncare
by Michael Barone
To gauge the prospects of success, it may be helpful to compare Bush's formidable task with the No. 1 goal of the incoming Clinton administration in 1993, health-care finance overhaul.

Colin Powell's legacy
by Robert Novak
Colin Powell is no slug today. He is feisty, confident and, at 67, not nearly ready for retirement.

The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2004
by John Hawkins

The Last Laugh
Dave, we hardly knew ye
By Dave Barry
There comes a time in the life of every writer when he asks himself -- as Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Hemingway all surely asked themselves -- if he has any booger jokes left in him.

A Few Words on the Passing of Dave Barry's Column
(Or, one funny man with two first names takes on another)
By Steve Martin
Dave Barry is going on an "indefinite hiatus" only to attract attention to himself. Not famous enough, Dave? Why don't you go on hiatus! Oh, and make it indefinite. That'll grab some headlines.

Modern Reformation
Singing The Blues with Jesus
As people who possess eternal riches in Christ, we are often exhorted to live with contentment, a cheerful heart and a contagious smile. But when tragedy strikes, how are we to cope? In the Apostle John’s account of Lazarus’ death, we learn that Jesus was not afraid to grieve the loss of a friend. Scripture is clear: Jesus wept. Why does the gospel give us the permission to feel pain?
by Michael Horton

Modern Reformation
Ain't It Hard?: Suffering & Hope in the Blues
Like many of the Psalms, blues music may seem little more than a poetic expression of despair. However, there is hope expressed in its realistic, tell-it-like-it-is lyrics. The author offers fresh connections between the blues and Scripture, leaving us with a new appreciation for both.
by William Edgar