January 5, 2006
 
  1. US agents shot at, tension mounts on Mexico border - Reuters
  2. Few Mexicans in U.S. Seek Absentee Ballots - AP
  3. Media forced to explain inaccurate reports on tragedy - USA TODAY
  4. Mother lode of misinformation - New York Daily News
  5. Congress is partly to blame for Bush's warrantless wiretaps - CS Monitor
  6. Suicide bomb in Afghanistan kills 10 as US envoy visits - AFP
  7. 130 Dead in Series of Attacks in Iraq - AP
  8. America's waning clout in Iraq - Christian Science Monitor
  9. Iraq Body Count: War dead figures - BBC
  10. Bush reaches beyond inner circle on Iraq policy - Reuters
  11. Acting PM Named Amid Sharon Health Crisis - AP
  12. Hospital Director Dispels Rumors: Sharon is Alive - Arutz Sheva
  13. Political scenarios in a post-Sharon era - Haaretz
  14. Era of uncertainty to begin for Israel and Middle East - Independent UK
  15. Palestinian election body quits, may reconsider - Reuters
  16. Chicken Industry Plans to Test Flocks - AP
  17. New bird flu deaths not start of pandemic: experts - Reuters
  18. Bogus bird-flu drugs flood the Internet - Mercury News
  19. At least 18 die in Saudi haj hostel collapse - Reuters
  20. Jobless Claims Plunge to Five-Year Low - AP
  21. W/Rosy Predictions, Pundits Missing 2006's Warning Signs - Wash. Post
  22. Challenges ahead for US economy - BBC
– posted by Dennis Hodges @ 7:04 PM GMT