AP - With world financial markets on a stomach-churning ride, the Bush administration is scrambling to get a $700 billion rescue effort for the banking system up and running.

Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Washington Post-ABC News opinion poll released on Monday.

AP - Most Asian stock markets recovered Monday after last week's historic sell-off as governments in Europe and beyond intensified efforts to stabilize the world's troubled financial system.