The Return of a 55 mph Speed Limit?

Gov't expects gasoline to peak at $3.60 (AP)
AP - Retail gas prices will peak near $3.60 a gallon in June, but prices at such lofty levels will make many Americans think twice about hitting the road this summer, the Energy Department...

Russia tells U.S. plutonium plants to shut sooner (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Russian weapons-grade plutonium production reactors are ahead of schedule for shutting down and will stop operating before this December's deadline, the U.S. Energy Department...

Iraq OKs pact with timetable; attacks kill 17 (AP)
AP - A security pact with a timetable for pulling U.S. forces from Iraq won final government approval Thursday, even as suicide bombers killed 17 people and wounded more than 100. Two...

Carmakers' bailout pleas hit Senate skepticism (AP)
AP - Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency — and a new dose of humility — for a $34 billion bailout....

Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP)
AP - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy...