Top 10 Stories: Week of Feb. 14

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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