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Noon: Reid seeks smaller auto bailout
WASHINGTON (AP) The top Senate Democrat sought Wednesday to lower expectations for legislation this week to help endangered carmakers, saying it would be the Bush administrations job to save the industry if Congress doesnt. No one should be overly concerned, if Congress cant agree on a bill to speed $25 billion in new loans to the industry, Sen. Harry Reid said.

Dow Plummets To 5-Year Low
The Dow closes nearly 430 points down, ending below the 8,000 mark for the first time since 2003.

11 am: Bey dead
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio on Wednesday executed a man for the 1992 stabbing death of a collectibles store owner. Gregory Bryant-Bey, 53, was pronounced dead at 10:41 a.m. (1541 GMT) at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. It was Ohio's second execution in as many months following the end of an unofficial national moratorium on executions that began last year while the U.S.

CNN - Convicted Senator Concedes Race
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, The Republican Lawmaker Convicted On Felony Corruption Charges In October, Was Defeated In His Bid For Re-Election By Democrat Mark Begich, According To A Release From Begich's Campaign And Unofficial Results From State Officials.  

10:40 a.m.: FBI agent killed
GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) An FBI agent was shot and killed Wednesday while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent was shot at around 6 a.m. in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley, a spokesman for the agency in western Pennsylvania. The agents name was not immediately released.

CNN - Auto CEOs Flew Private Jets To Seek Bailout
Some Lawmakers Lashed Out At The CEOs Of The Big Three Auto Companies Today For Flying Private Jets To Washington To Request Taxpayer Bailout Money. "It's Almost Like Seeing A Guy Show Up At The Soup Kitchen In High Hat And Tuxedo," One Lawmaker Said. Like Many Other Corporations, All Three Have Policies Requiring Their CEOs To Travel In Private Jets For Safety Reasons.  

9:05 a.m.: Death scheduled for 10 a.m.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio prepared Wednesday to execute its second inmate in as many months after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last ditch effort to prevent the sentence from being carried out. Gregory Bryant-Bey, 53, was scheduled to die at 10 a.m. by injection for the 1992 stabbing and robbery of collectibles store owner Dale Pinkelman in Toledo.