Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot - New York Times
Bush says backs strong dollar policy - Reuters
Some firms cutting costs to save jobs - LA Times
The danger zones of 2008 - Globe & Mail

MARKETS
Will the stock market get worse? - LA Times
The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling - AP
Why oil prices will rise even higher - Reuters

ECONOMY
Trade Gap Probably Widened, Import Prices Rose: Economy Preview - Bloomberg
Short-Straw Economics - NY Times
What Safety Net? The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families - NY Times

HOUSING
Bitter lessons learned from refinancing - LA Times
Foreclosures to rise, whomever wins White House - AP
The Home-Equity Door Slams Shut - Kiplingers

FED/TREASURY
Bernanke and Paulson Head to the Hill - Washington Post
Fed's Bullard says bank's credibility on line - Reuters

INTERNATIONAL
Recession threat as UK jobs vanish - Telegraph UK
Global economy won't bail out the USE - MSN Money
Germany's Merkel urges G8 action on food - AP

INTERESTING
Skycaps too feel the effects of airline crunch - LA Times
Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot - AP