Detroit automakers\' rescue stalls in Senate

AP - A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's once-venerable car companies hanging in the balance.

AP - A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's once-venerable car companies hanging in the balance.

AP - What looked to be a failed plan to rescue Lehman Brothers may be triggering a stunning transformation of the Wall Street landscape on Sunday as two of the biggest names in finance, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, were talking about combining.

AP - Detroit automakers are awaiting a financial lifeline from the White House to provide short-term stability to two companies on the brink of collapse which the Bush administration is currently working on.

AP - Detroit automakers are awaiting a financial lifeline from the White House to provide short-term stability to two companies on the brink of collapse which the Bush administration is currently working on.

AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called autos a "critical industry in this country" on Wednesday but said the government's $700 billion financial rescue program wasn't designed to help automakers.

AFP - The US government said Friday it would provide ailing automakers with 13.4 billion dollars in short-term financing, setting a deadline of March 31, 2009 for them to become viable.

AP - In a surprise move to resurrect President Bush's $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan, Senate leaders slated a vote on the measure for Wednesday — but added a tax cut plan already rejected by the House.