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• 2. SEARCH FOR EX-LAPD OFFICER TURNS TO CALIF. MOUNTAINS
• The focus of police efforts shifts to the snowy mountains around Big Bear Lake, where they found shooting suspect Chris Dorner's burned-out pickup truck and tracks leading away from the vehicle.
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• 3. COMPROMISE SOUGHT FOR GUN CONTROL
• In a move that could add momentum to Obama's gun control plan, some senators are quietly trying to reach a deal on expanding the requirement for gun-sale background checks.
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• 4. WHY PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE IS GAINING MOMENTUM
• Connecticut is one of six states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing doctors to help mentally competent, dying individuals take their own lives.
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• 5. BRENNAN'S TAKE ON DRONES MAY SPUR CHANGE
• The CIA Director-designate's defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects is causing key lawmakers to consider lifting secrecy about the program and push to regulate its use.
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• 6. POLISH TRANSGENDER LAWMAKER LOSES SHOT AT TOP POST
• Anna Grodzka lost her chance to become a deputy speaker in Parliament after lawmakers voted to keep an incumbent in place.
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• 7. AFTER BRAZIL CLUB FIRE, NATION BRACES FOR CARNIVAL
• Carnival festivities hit full stride and nearly all of the nightspots shut down last week are open again, raising questions about safety.
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• 8. DEADLY BOMBINGS STRIKE IRAQ
• In the latest in a series of attacks by insurgents seeking to re-ignite sectarian violence, four car bombs strike two outdoor markets, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens.
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• 9. AFTER MONOPOLY SNUB, THE IRON ENDURES
• When online voters nixed the clothes iron token from the Hasbro game, the appliance was deemed passé. But the iron is holding its own, with solid sales and a loyal

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