Challenge to Detroit...Jobless benefits...Military execution

Washington (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says until the Big Three automakers "show us the plan, we cannot show them the money." She and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say if the domestic auto giants produce an acceptable viability plan, Congress will act on an aid package next month.

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate has approved seven additional weeks of jobless payments for people who have exhausted their benefits or are about to. People out of work in states where the unemployment rate is above six percent could get an additional 13 weeks above the 26 weeks of regular benefits.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) It's to be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years. Forty-three-year-old former Army cook Ronald Gray has been convicted of multiple rapes and murders in North Carolina in the late 80s. He is set to die next month.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) More children are dying of starvation in Haiti. Aid workers say at least 26 severely malnourished kids have died in the past four weeks, and there are fears the toll could climb much higher if there's not more help soon.

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) Laura Bush is in Panama to promote breast cancer research. Tomorrow the first lady is to take part in an event in which Panama will formally join a regional alliance for breast cancer awareness and research. Bush helped launch the program in 2007.

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