The top ten stories on the network evening newscasts between Feb. 14 and 18, as tracked by the Tyndall Report:
1 — Lebanon politics: former PM assassinated — 24
2 — Prescription pain relief safety: FDA hearings — 20
3 — Iraq elections: Shiite Islamist slate wins — 16
4 — Social Security system solvency worries — 14
5 — DNI top spy John Negroponte nomination — 14
6 — Databases compile ID files on individuals — 12
7 — Highway congestion aggravates motorists — 10
8 — Pentagon hires private security contractors — 8
9 — Iraq sectarian violence: Shiite mosque bombs — 7
10 — Iraq combat: US-led fighting continues — 6
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