9 January 2007: Morning

U.S. carries out air strikes in Somalia against al-Qaeda operatives, rams Japan.

Fierce fighting in central Baghdad between U.S. and Iraqi troops and Sunni fighters.

Third Infantry Division becomes first Army unit to pull three tours in Iraq.

First syrup, now eggs: New York doesn't know where its odors came from when Jersey can't be blamed.

Saddam from beyond the grave looks evil, sounds worse.

House Democrats back additional reforms from 9/11 report; "sure, that'll work," says the NYTimes.

Schwarzenegger proposes near universal health coverage for California citizens; "a flawed cure," says the LATimes.

Ha ha, no: Tax rates for middle-income earners rose in 2004, dropped most sharply for the very rich.

When rock stars flee France's high taxes, their political friends end up in hot water.

Chevy Chase on Gerald Ford: He made me laugh, once.

TV writers rely on experts for medical advice, and experts get their public-health messages on-screen.

Proof that humans cause colossal earthquakes.

Factor by which the number of “perfect games??? bowled last year exceeds the number in 1985: 7.