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Indian authorities say more than 100 people have been killed by gunmen, who stormed at least 10 locations in Mumbai Wednesday night. Teams of gunmen targeted the separate sites including luxury hotels, hospitals and a train station. Filmmaker Smriti Mundhra and Journalist Sara Rajan were near two of the hotels that were targeted and talk with Steve Inskeep about what they say.

Congressional Democrats have sent the White House a draft of a roughly $15 billion auto bailout that is expected to come to a vote this week. The automakers say they will run out of money without the cash infusion.

The CEOs of the nation's largest banks were on Capitol Hill to answer questions about how they used the government's bailout money. They conceded they need to work to improve their image, but insisted they are making loans and plan to pay back the bailout money with interest.

The scene at one hospital in Sichuan Province offers a glimpse at the human toll of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 60 miles northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.

The debt erasure applies to long-time borrowers who should have qualified for loan forgiveness under the rules of the government's income-driven repayment plans, but haven't received it.

The Grateful Dead's offshoot band, Dead and Company, concluded its final tour in California on Sunday. For fans and vendors who have been following the bands for decades, it's the end of an era.

President Obama sent a broadside Monday across the bow of those companies that now avoid taxes by keeping much of their business on the books of offshore subsidiaries. The practice is perfectly legal right now, but the White House wants that to change.

The mine cave-in last week in Utah was the second collapse at the Crandall Canyon. One last spring was in a section near where the six miners are now trapped. According to a consultant's memo, the earlier cave-in caused the company to abandon that section of the mine.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez surprised many with his graceful public acceptance of the recent defeat of proposed constitutional reforms. But the kinder Chavez didn't last long. By midweek, he lashed out at Venezuela's opposition, and pledged to press forward with plans to expand his power.

Calm settled on financial markets and Capitol Hill Tuesday after the House voted Monday to reject the Wall Street bailout plan. The Senate will vote Wednesday on a modified bill. Supporters hope a few changes will also lead to passage in the House.