Sampler

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0115081albany1.html?link=rssfeed
According to a new report, music stars like 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige have been juicing, a la top athletes like Marion Jones, Andy Pettitte, and, allegedly, Roger Clemens.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18106251&ft=1&f=3
President Bush spends a second day in Saudi Arabia while on an eight-day trip to the Middle East. He says he spoke with Saudi King Abdullah, whose nation holds the world's largest oil reserves, about rising oil prices. They recently topped $100 a barrel.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7188602.stm
The Bush administration sets in motion a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as the US president visits the kingdom.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us/15mortgage.html?ex=1358139600&en=00f3b9bc6eccbbac&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
The subprime mortgages that are driving the foreclosure rate have gone disproportionately to women.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Lebanon-Explosion.html?ex=1358139600&en=62def320e1e92592&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, and there were casualties, a senior Lebanese security official said. The state-run National News Agency said at least two people were killed.