AP - President Bush sought to assure anxious world leaders on Monday that the United States is taking "bold, aggressive, decisive action" to rescue the crisis-ridden economy with a $700 billion bailout package. "The whole world is watching to see if we can act quickly," Bush said, prodding lawmakers in Washington to approve his plan.
AP - Pakistani security forces killed 10 more suspected insurgents as part of a major military offensive near the Afghan border that has spawned retaliatory attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.
Sen. Barack Obama on Monday blamed "an ethic of irresponsibility" in Washington for the financial crisis that has swept the country. But the government's rescue plan, said Republican rival Sen. John McCain, puts too much much power into the hands of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
By nearly a 2-to-1 ratio, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks, a new national poll suggests. That may be contributing to better poll numbers for Sen. Barack Obama in his race for the White House against Sen. John McCain.
The U.S. attorney general is trying to prevent immigration authorities from sending a Muslim woman to her home country, where she was a victim of female genital mutilation.