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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007

NEWS

Billions squandered in Iraq could have paid for health care at home By CYNTHIA TUCKER

Gates deflects criticism, defends U.S. policy By Peter Spiegel | Peter Spiegel,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Investigation into fire-training death continues By Arin Gencer | Arin Gencer,Sun Reporter

Schools aim to speed up probes By Gina Davis | Gina Davis,SUN REPORTER

Views of Giuliani put GOP to the test By Paul West | Paul West,Sun reporter

Nuclear accord with North Korea nearing collapse By New York Times News Service

Unidentified man shot on west side By Arin Gencer

End could be near for `Believe' drive By John Fritze | John Fritze,Sun reporter

Libby's quandary: testify or not? By Richard B. Schmitt | Richard B. Schmitt,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Obscure third way connects Baltimore and Washington By MICHAEL DRESSER

Wiccans have rights too By STEVE CHAPMAN

U.S. presses Iran weapons case By Tina Susman and Borzou Daragahi | Tina Susman and Borzou Daragahi,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Get out the shovel - snow is coming By Frank D. Roylance | Frank D. Roylance,sun reporter

Man fatally shot in Arundel By Arin Gencer

O'Malley installing StateStat By Justin Fenton | Justin Fenton,Sun reporter

In Russia's Science City, elemental discoveries By Erika Niedowski | Erika Niedowski,Sun Foreign Reporter

Police Blotter By Richard Irwin

Pigtails and porn By KATHLEEN PARKER

Patricia L. Geritz By Julie Scharper | Julie Scharper,Sun reporter

Westminster panel to vote on tattoo ban By Laura McCandlish | Laura McCandlish,Sun Reporter

Flying in the face of tradition By New York Times News Service

Female circumcision not just African issue By Thomas von der Osten-Sacken and Thomas Uwer

Exploring belches and boogers By Chris Emery | Chris Emery,sun reporter

It's a chip off the cold block By Photos by Kim Hairston | Photos by Kim Hairston,Sun photographer

In pop culture, everyone loves Abe By Jamie Stiehm | Jamie Stiehm,Sun reporter

A postal office that holds on to memories By Chris Emery | Chris Emery,sun reporter

SPORTS

State Men This Week By PAUL MCMULLEN

O's planted real spring optimism in offseason By PETER SCHMUCK

Toast the Terps today, but not with half-empty glass By DAVID STEELE

UM KO's Duke early By Heather A. Dinich | Heather A. Dinich,Sun Reporter

No pitching around steroids story By Dan Connolly | Dan Connolly,Sun Reporter

In Dallas, intrigue doesn't end with Cowboys hiring Phillips By RANDY GALLOWAY | RANDY GALLOWAY,The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Event brings more than gold By Candus Thomson | Candus Thomson,Sun reporter

FEATURES

Grammy fashion was a mix of high style and high camp By Tanika White | Tanika White,SUN REPORTER

A fresh idea for your valentine: a ready-to-cook lobster in a bag By Kevin Cowherd | Kevin Cowherd,Sun Columnist

Chick's Night Out By Rashod D. Ollison | Rashod D. Ollison,Sun Pop Music Critic