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