Attorney General Recuses Himself; The Recovery According to Krugman; Patrick J. Fitzgerald; Mormon Missionary; The Year in Iraq in Review; Operation Hero Miles; A Year of Good Eats

SEC Sues Parmalat; Consumer Groups Push Stricter Scrutiny of Beef Supply; The Year in Science; Murder Registry; eBay’s Greatest Hits; Puppetry’s Big Comeback

Understanding SARS; Hope Fades in Iran as Rescue Shifts to Recovery; Israel Update; Armed Marshals on International Flights; Washington Roundtable; A Touch of Switzerland; Preparing for the Big March

Thousands Feared Dead in Iranian Quake; Shyness Study and AIDS; Exiled Iraqis Reflect on Homeland; “Cold Mountain”; End of the Year Press Panel; Days of Our Lives Culling Characters

Lost Beagle?; Swanee Hunt on Iraq; George Washington’s Christmas Farewell; Afghanistan Status Report; Smart Highways

Feds Say U.S. Food is Safe Despite Mad Cow Debut; Alice Furlaud on Animals; Cargo Plane Watch; The Autobiography of Santa; Vocaloid; Lenny Bruce Pardoned; Chef Alton Brown

Russia to Forgive Portion of Iraq Debt; Loya Jirga Debates Constitution; Immigration Violation Databank; Carol Mosely Braun; Worker Deaths; Java Log; William Butler Yeats

Kurds Helped in Saddam Capture, Report Says; Code Orange; Camp Shiloh; DC Roundtable 12/22/03; Retail Sales Numbers; Christmas Folk Roots; Illegal Christmas

9/11 Report Blames System Flaws, Not People; U.S. Encouraged Saddam after Chemical Attacks, Files Show; War Criminals at Large; ID Theft Mastermind; Editorial Roundtable12/19/03; Santa Speedo Race; Fog of War

Make Way for the Flu; Flu Vaccine Shortage; Maine Shoemakers Get Bonus; Local Living Economies; Debate on a Divided Iraq; Court Overrules Bush on “Dirty Bomb” Suspect; Jury Deliberates Malvo Case; Letters 12/18/03; Jane Siberry

Saddam Interrogations Provide Questionable Results; Sharon Hints at Gaza Withdrawal; 100 Years of Flight; Democrat Ad Attacks Dean; Loud Toys; Holiday Shopping Online; Lord of the Rings Scholar

U.S. Security Concerns after Saddam Capture; Louisiana Senator Declines Reelection Bid; Thurmond’s Child; New Surgery for Epilepsy; New York Ponders Car Alarm Ban; “Morning After Pill” Debate; New Theory Emerges on Stradivarius Sound; Three Scrooges

Saddam Capture Reverberates in Iraq; Justice for Saddam; Iraqi Dissident Hopes to Build Case Against Hussein; Arabs React to Saddam Capture; Saddam Profile; Gauging the Consequences for 2004; Iraqi Refugee Reacts; Jazz Picks

European Nations Mull Constitution; French Religious Symbols; Mexican Religious March; Mike McGrath’s X-Mas Adventures; Editorial Page; Letters 12/12/03; Gay Weddings; Something’s Gotta Give

Bush, Allies, and Officials; Canada’s New PM; Houston Mayor Race; Human Rights Wars; Bin Laden Meeting; Nasal Flu Vaccine; Big Tailgate Party; Re-Mastered Rock

France, Germany, Russia Barred from Iraq Contracts; China Premier Meets American Insurance; China Premier Goes to Dairy Farm; Tibet, Tibet; NH Debate; Students React to Debate; Literary Cookbooks

Al Gore Backs Dean for Nomination; Domestic Intelligence Restructuring; Controversial Medical Pioneer; Families Hope for Indictments in Nightclub Fire Case; Service Mom; Dollar Slides against Euro; Shopping Poetry

Afghanistan Check-In; European Watchdog Questions Russian Elections; Washington, DC Editorial Roundtable 12/08/03; NIH Special Report; ACLU Files Complaint over LA Student Punishment; Liberal Radio Network; Latin Christmas Classics

Russian Train Blast; U.S. Adds Jobs for 4th Straight Month; Flu Vaccine Problems; Fire Safe Familes Program; Editorial Roundtable 12/05/03; Sweatshop-Free Clothing; The Last Samurai; Miso Soup

Explosion Near U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan; Israel Criticizes U.S. On Peace Talks; Geneva Documentary; Religious Leader Visits N. Korea; Boston Diocese Sells Property for Settlement; Funeral Conglomerate to Pay $100 Million Settlement; Letters 12/04/03; Wayfaring Strangers