1 February 2007: Morning

Senate measure to oppose troop increases is revised for bipartisan appeal.

In January, Iraqi deaths hit a new high--1,971 civilians died from "terrorism."

Biden throws his hat into the '08 ring, then eats it during questions about "bright and clean" Obama.

"As a young boy, I was beaten a lot by my parents and schoolmasters. This no doubt contributed greatly to my ability to ignore pain, and [to] endure." Man prepares for Amazon swim, isn't worried about the pinfish.

Daylight Savings Time pushed up three weeks--suddenly it's Y2K without the hype.

Adult Swim marketing campaign inspires fears of terrorist activity.

An interview with the Space Invader. (See his work here.)

Leaving the planet is a quantum transition in context for earthly life. Pretty pictures of the Earth from space.

Doctors want alcoholics to know: Hand sanitizer is not a safe substitute for booze.

She cut an unusual figure in The Times newsroom, wearing blue jeans, going barefoot, and bringing in her dog, whose name was an expletive. Molly Ivins dies, age 62; Paul Burka on Ivins.