Congress says
automakers need plan

Democratic leaders in Congress put off a vote on bailing out the auto industry until next month and want the top companies to present a plan showing the money will make them financially viable.

• UAW head says inaction on bailout 'not an option'

Fewer Mexicans
heading abroad
A Mexican government survey shows a sharp drop in emigration – a 42 percent drop from 2006. In all of 2007, some 814,000 Mexicans left the country, compared to 1.2 million in 2006.