California senate in budget stalemate; governor to terminate 10,000 employees. (LA Times)
Holder-led Justice defends withholding of Bush administration secrets related to wiretapping, telecom lobbying, traveler screening, FBI data warehouse. (AP)
GM readies bankruptcy plans; Lazard banker turned union official appointed Treasury‘s auto adviser. (WSJ)
Trump Entertainment goes belly up; Donald blames bondholders. (FT)
“Propeller-head” in spotlight, again; huddles with Donovan to fix housing. (NYT)
Cheney pressed for pardon of Libby, was outraged when Bush refused. (NY Daily News)