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Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.

The United Auto Workers and General Motors reach a tentative deal to end a two-day nationwide strike. The agreement shifts the burden of retiree health care from GM to the union and gives workers bonuses. Ratification is expected this weekend.

Now that the Senate has passed the economic bailout plan, the bill has to go back before the House. But the bill carries many more tax cuts that conservative Democrats may have a hard time passing. Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chair of the Democratic caucus, says the momentum is moving from "no" to "yes."

Lawmakers are hardly the only ones questioning whether the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out Wall Street will work — or whether it's even the right option. Here, a look at some of the objections being raised on and off Capitol Hill.

Andrew Exum, senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security, says the U.S. has not yet tried to win in Afghanistan, having diverted forces to fight in Iraq. He says that he expects Afghan security forces to take the lead in protecting the Afghan population in 12-24 months after an increase in U.S. troops to train them.

Could Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have had help getting on board the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit? According to two American passengers on flight 253, an older man accompanied the young Nigerian to a counter before boarding. One of those passengers, Kurt Haskell of Taylor, Mich., shares what he saw.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna about Russia's decision to end a Black Sea grain shipping deal and the impact on global food prices.

A study released Monday by America's Health Insurance Plans suggests the Senate's plan for a health care overhaul will raise premiums considerably in the future. AHIP President Karen Ignagni says the industry backs health care overhaul, but believes costs must be contained.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to freelance reporter Lydia Emmanouilidou about the deadly capsizing of a boat off the Greek coast in June, and how authorities failed to help roughly 700 migrants on board.

The House is expected to vote again on the $700 billion bailout bill by Friday. House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri, who is representing House Republicans in the negotiation, says three things have happened that could now sway GOP lawmakers who earlier rejected the measure.