Afternoon Update: Auto Bailout Deal Appears to Be Likely by End of the Day

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		Monday, December 8, 2008   Compiled 4 PM E.T.   TOP STORIES Advertisement Auto Bailout Deal Appears to Be Likely by End of the Day By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and JACKIE CALMES An agreement between the White House and Congressional Democrats over the shape of a rescue plan appears imminent. Alleged 9/11 Plotters Offer to Confess at Guantánamo By WILLIAM GLABERSON The request by the five detainees appeared to be intended to cut short any effort to try them, and to challenge the United States to put them to death. 5 Guards Charged With Manslaughter in Iraq Deaths By GINGER THOMPSON The Justice Department unsealed indictments against five Blackwater guards in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that killed at least 17 Iraqi civilians. DEALBOOK Tribune Company Files for Bankruptcy By DEALBOOK The publisher of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune is coping with rising debt and falling revenue. For Inauguration, Hitting the Right Note By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Plans for Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20 are slowly taking shape with an attempt to achieve the right tone at a time of deepening financial crisis. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top TRAVEL OPINION Slide Show: Winter on the Slopes From heli-skiing in Sweden to snowboarding at Taos, discover the best of the 2009 ski season. Op-Ed: Piracy Is Terrorism All states share in the burden of capturing pirates, writes Douglas R. Burgess Jr. BUSINESS Wall St. Rises on Hopes for Stimulus By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and DAVID JOLLY Investors welcomed a presidential pledge for broad infrastructure spending and a suggestion that the government will bail out Detroit’s troubled automakers. DEALBOOK Morgan Stanley Executives Forgo Bonuses By DEALBOOK The bank told employees in a memo that its top three executives will not take bonuses this year and that it will introduce clawbacks to all employees’ bonuses. DEALBOOK Cuomo Argues Against Thain Bonus By DEALBOOK On the day that Merrill Lynch was reported to be weighing a $10 million bonus payment to its chief executive, John A. Thain, the New York attorney general weighed in. Panel Offers Ways to Bolster Cyberspace Security By JOHN MARKOFF Government and technology experts urge a move away from passwords and toward more secure devices. Christie Hefner to Depart Playboy By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Christie Hefner, the daughter of Playboy’s founder, Hugh Hefner, plans to step down after two decades on the job, the adult entertainment company said. • More Business News Back to Top   About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Afternoon Update from NYTimes.com. As a member of the BBBOnline Privacy Program and the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Manage My Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Change Your E-Mail  |  PrivacyPolicy  |  How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  57468657 Copyright 2008 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018