Daley's tip: Always be the underdog 
Mayor Daley had some words of wisdom for Barack Obama on Friday on the heels of a decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses that catapulted Illinois' freshman senator into front-runner status in the Democratic presidential sweepstakes: Play like you're still behind -- and prepare yourself for the media microscope.
? 'We were all just thinking that he would be third'
Judge astounded by good cops, bad cops 
A federal judge Friday had sentenced a crooked Chicago cop to nearly 10 years in prison, and the hearing was over, but the judge wasn't finished. In an unusual move, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman commented on what he saw over the last two days after he sentenced a parade of rogue officers who robbed drug dealers for cash and cocaine. What he saw was "almost schizophrenic," Guzman said.
? Museum exhibit honors Bishop Ford ? Baby Fintan off heart-lung machine ? Daley's tip: Always be the underdog ? City sued over bottled water tax 24/7 for Jan. 4 Bush treading into tax cut option WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, faced with a deteriorating economy and a big jump in unemployment, said Friday it was considering an economic stimulus package that might include tax cuts to ward off a recession.
? Bush treading into tax cut option ? Bush again must wrestle with threat of recession ? DNA links suspect to piggy bank robbery Israeli chief criticizes West Bank settlements JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an unprecedented public acknowledgment, called continued Israeli construction in West Bank settlements a breach of Israel's obligations under a recently revived peace plan.
Romney's divided strategy
Robert Novak: Desperate to save Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, his advisers all wanted to attack Sen. John McCain but were divided about how to do it.
? 'I truly believe I will be president' JOHN W. DAVIS | 1933-2007: Retired county exec, South Side activist