The Washington Post
CONGRESS — WASHINGTON — Republicans take full control of Congress, but GOP leaders were reminded of the limits of their power, first by a veto threat from the president and then by a historic rebellion by conservatives in the House. 1,550 words, by Robert Costa, David A. Fahrenthold and Sean Sullivan (Post). Two photos and one video.
CONGRESS-ANALYSIS — WASHINGTON — On the day that John Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House, the dilemma soon to face Republican presidential candidates came into sharper focus with the prominent dissent from Rep. Steve King of Iowa. 950 words, by Dan Balz (Post). One photo.
GOP — Jeb Bush's rapid moves to jump-start fundraising and organizing for a possible 2016 presidential run are accelerating the timelines of other prospective GOP candidates. 975 words, by Matea Gold and Robert Costa (Post).
JEBBUSH-EDUCATION — Jeb Bush's education foundation mixed politics, policy: The potential GOP presidential candidate's group has connected state officials with corporate donors. 2,000 words, by Lyndsey Layton (Post)
KEYSTONE-FACTCHECK — The Fact Checker looks into whether the Keystone XL pipeline will create 42,000 "new' jobs," an often-cited State Department figure. 1,050 words, by Glenn Kessler (Post).
MCDONNELL — RICHMOND — A federal judge sentences former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell to two years in prison for trading the influence of his office to a businessman in exchange for sweetheart loans, lavish vacations and other loot. 1,750 words, by Matt Zapotosky, Rachel Weiner and Rosalind S. Helderman (Post). With MCDONNELL-FAMILY .
HEADSUP-REPEAT — A darling of this week's Consumer Electronics Show, heads-up display technology has been installed by carmakers from Hyundai to BMW as the newest defense against distracted driving; but traffic safety advocates disagree. 1,050 words, by Drew Harwell and Hayley Tsukayama (Post). One photo and one video
SYRIA-REGFUGEES — ZAHLE, Lebanon — The millions displaced by the war in Syria are confronting this fourth winter without adequate shelter from the biting cold weather descending on the region. 960 words, by Liz Sly (Post).
CUBA-DISSIDENTS — WASHINGTON — An air of secrecy surrounds the fate of 53 political prisoners whom Cuba agreed to free in its historic deal with the U.S. last month — as Washington and Havana's refusal to publicly identify the dissidents is fueling suspicion over Cuba's intentions. 950 words, by Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung (Post).
ROYALS — LONDON — Since the allegations emerged late last week that Prince Andrew had sex with an underage girl, Buckingham Palace has issued an astonishing three denials. 760 words, by Karla Adam (Post).
NAVY-LASER — One of the newest weapons in the Pentagon's vast arsenal is a concentrated beam of light, a laser that zaps and burns, delivering destruction by the kilowatt, as if in "Star Wars." 1,100 words, by Christian Davenport (Post). Three photos, one graphic and one viceo.
ARMENIA — YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's balancing act between Europe and Russia tilts toward Russia's Putin. 1,110 words, by Karoun Demirjian (Post). Two photos.
GAMBIA-ANALYSIS — WASHINGTON — Five crazy things about the Gambian dictator who just survived a coup attempt. 775 words, by Ishaan Tharoor (Post).
ISRAEL-TERROR — WASHINGTON — Why Israel may list a hard-line Jewish group as a terrorist organization. 630 words, by Ishaan Tharoor (Post).
JAILS — WASHINGTON — The U.S. has more jails than colleges. 400 words, by Christopher Ingraham (Post). One map.
NUTRITION — Nutrition labels lie about how many calories foods have. 1,110 words, by Richard Wrangham and Rachel Carmody (Post special).
PLANETS — Two exoplanets are more Earth-like than any we've found before. 410 words, by Rachel Feltman (Post). One photo.
WHALES — Researchers hope to learn about human aging by studying the whale's genome sequence. 460 words, by Rachel Feltman (Post).
STARHUNTER — An interview with astrophysicist Fiona Harris, a star-hunter who scans the universe for its most violent objects, looking for black holes and light from the big bang. 1,320 words, by Eric Niiler (Post special). One photo.
ANDERSON-OBIT — Martin Anderson, a conservative and libertarian-leaning intellectual who was a key adviser to Republican presidents, died Jan. 3 in Portola Valley, Calif. He was 78. 1,100 words, by Martin Weil (Post). One photo.
FLU-COMMENT — A real threat to public health. 470 words, by Jonathan Capehart (Post). Upcoming.
WARMING-COMMENT — WASHINGTON — 2014 may set a new temperature record. So can we please stop claiming global warming has "stopped"? 660 words, by Chris Mooney (Post).
OUTRAGE-COMMENT — In 2015, let's stop pretending we're surprised when great artists do bad things, and get smarter about what we want from them and ourselves. 1,100 words, by Alyssa Rosenberg (Post).
Bloomberg
VERIZON-AOL-ASSESS — NEW YORK — Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has long wanted to become a force in mobile television. Now he's poised to make that happen. 610 words, by Scott Moritz and Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg).
CUOMO — Mario Cuomo, the three-term Democratic governor of New York, master orator and unabashed champion of liberal policies, is remembered by his son Andrew as a poet-philosopher who put doing what was right above all else. 610 words, by Freeman Klopott (Bloomberg).
SENATE-HATCH — WASHINGTON — As Republicans taking over the Senate, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, will find himself in a familiar position at the center of debate over tax, trade and health policy. 1,550 words, by Richard Rubin (Bloomberg).
SRILANKA — NEW DELHI — Of all the world leaders watching the outcome of Sri Lanka's presidential elections Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has the most at stake. 905 words, by Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg).
MALLS — NEW YORK — The decline of the American mall is threatening to create more retail victims in 2015 as stores that count on enclosed shopping centers for foot traffic find they're increasingly isolated from consumers. 865 words, by Lauren Coleman-Lochner (Bloomberg). Two photos.
FRANCE — PARIS — Economy minister Emmanuel Macron, who has added some youthful appeal to France's struggling Socialist government, will lend some of that sparkle to French startups seeking investors at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. 910 words, by Helene Fouquet and Marie Mawad (Bloomberg). One photo.
PESEK-OIL — TOKYO — Plunging oil prices should spur economic reform in India and China. 705 words, by William Pesek (Bloomberg).
PESEK — TOKYO — By restoring diplomatic ties with Cuba, Barack Obama clearly admitted that Washington's old strategy of isolating the Caribbean nation had failed. So why is the White House doubling down on a similar policy toward North Korea? 700 words, by William Pesek (Bloomberg).
INDIA-COMMENT — NEW DELHI — Nothing demonstrates the loss of contemporary Hindu nationalism's moral compass so much as its new campaign to anoint the assassin of Gandhi a national hero. 1,105 words, by Chandrahas Choudhury (Bloomberg).
MIDEAST-COMMENT — Palestinians still don't want a state. 905 words, by Daniel Gordis (Bloomberg).
MIDEAST-COURT-COMMENT — The reasoning behind the Palestinian application to the International Criminal Court. 1,075 words, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg).
CABLE-NEWS-COMMENT — A new study is the most compelling to date that cable news has a major influence on viewers. 665 words, by Cass R. Sunstein (Bloomberg).
The Japan News
JAPAN-DPJ — TOKYO — Three members of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan file to run in the party's presidential election. 415 words (Yomiuri Shimbun).
TOYOTA — Toyota's president describes the company's decision to offer royalty-free use of patents related to fuel cell vehicle technologies as a forward-thinking move that looks 50 years ahead in the automobile industry. 470 words, by Teruaki Yamamoto (Yomiuri Shimbun).
VACATION — TOKYO — In a move aimed at preventing overwork by employees, companies are likely to be required to designate the period in which workers must take take annual paid leave. 440 words (Yomiuri Shimbun).
FASHION-MORI — TOKYO — 70 years after World War II: Designer Hanae Mori talks about how Western-style fashion took Japan by storm and how clothing reflects the changing status of women. 800 words, (Yomiuri Shimbun). Upcoming, with one photo.
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