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"A bit over a week ago, President Bush and his men promised to provide the legal, constitutional and moral justifications for the sort of warrantless spying on Americans that has been illegal for nearly 30 years. Instead, we got the familiar mix of political spin, clumsy historical misinformation, contemptuous dismissals of civil liberties concerns, cynical attempts to paint dissents as anti-American and pro-terrorist, and a couple of big, dangerous lies."
-NYTimes editorial

Climate-change scientists wonder when we will reach 'the tipping point.'

Happy Year of the Dog, everyone.

SUNDAY, THE DAY OF NEWS:
* ABC news anchor and his cameraman injured in an Iraqi roadside bomb attack.
* Post analysis of Bush's midterm challenge. Plus, Bush now has to deal with the return of Congress.
* Will Hamas change their ways?
* "The White House was beset by the 'fog of war' in the crucial days immediately after Hurricane Katrina, leaving it unable to respond properly to the unfolding catastrophe."
* Is the White House deceiving us on Iran?
* Bush's poll numbers remain low.
* Republican lawmakers want Bush to reveal Abramoff contacts.
* Is New Orleans ready for tourists? Also, Houston inherits crime from New Orleans.
* A call for the end of the State of the Union address.
* Will Buwsh gut NASA's budget?
* Gimmick in the heavens: an orbiting spacesuit with a transmitter.
* Who will salvage the Sussex?
* Ang Lee wins the Directors Guild of America award.

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A history of celebrity sex videos.

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