TOP OF THE NEWS
Aid prospects darken for desperate US carmakers
Prospects dimmed on Monday for the $25 billion bailout that U.S. automakers say they desperately need to get through a bleak and dangerous December.
DIGEST
50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007
Hill sources: Treasury won't use full bailout
Bush calls Gadhafi to laud claims settlement deal
FBI questions American held without charges in Gulf state
Bush offering plan to ease holiday travel crunch
Baghdad embassy contractor gives U.S. trouble again, this time in Africa
Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized
Gulf War illness a real medical condition, panel finds
Obama, Biden speaks with world leaders
White House, Congress wrangle over aid to automakers
McCain campaign removed from absentee ballot case
Bush welcomes US Ryder Cup team to White House
Nominee for overseer of bailout faces senators
McCain backer Lieberman may keep committee chair
Bush bestows medals on administration members, too
Auto bailout: A Washington issue beyond lobbying?
Obama solicits donations for CA wildfire victims
Judges throws out contempt order against reporter
Ga. Senate runoff draws big names, but not Obama
