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• Pope wanted them burned after his death, but his trusted confidant says he "did not have the courage to" destroy them.
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• 5. HOW AFGHAN MEDIA ARE COVERING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
• Much the way journalists do in any modern democracy. This week hundreds of newspapers and radio and TV stations will cover the first televised debate.
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• 6. FEDERAL JUDGE TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON VIRGINIA'S GAY MARRIAGE BAN
• New attorney general, a Democrat, won't defend the state's 2006 constitutional amendment, which has angered many Republican lawmakers.
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• 7. WHO IS PUSHING FOR MORE FUNDING FOR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
• Republican governors, who often seek less government spending, are pumping more money into education for 3- and 4-year-olds.
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• 8. WHAT'S IN THE MASSIVE FARM BILL
• Senate expected to vote on legislation that features slight cuts to food stamps, provides financial cushion for farmers and subsidizes services for rural communities.
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• 9. MINNOW TO BE TAKEN OFF ENDANGERED LIST
• Twenty-one years after it was safeguarded, Oregon chub will become first fish removed from U.S. Endangered Species Act protection.
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• 10. THE JOYS OF WINTER: MIDWEST, EAST COAST TO GET HIT AGAIN
• Kansas and Missouri will be the first to see heavy snow. Then it's on to Philadelphia, Boston, New York -- possibly in time for Wednesday's morning commute.
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AP News in Brief
Solid US corporate profits fail to impress investors worried about global economic slowdown
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors to Corporate America: Meh.
• U.S. companies are reporting strong profits for the fourth quarter of last year. But most are failing to impress investors who were hoping for even better numbers or rosier outlooks, and are too worried about larger global macroeconomic forces to do much buying.
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