Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES
Pelosi signals willingness to add to TARP funds - Reuters
Obama offers some economic stimulus specifics - LA Times
Obama pitches his plan to reverse economic slide - AP
Economy in shock: It's failure overload - LA Times
California-based 1st Centennial Bank fails - MarketWatch
Starbucks may cut 1,000 more jobs - Reuters
College financial aid system facing stiff test - AP

MARKETS/INVESTING
Markets focus on earnings, bank-rescue plan - MarketWatch
Obama's strong dollar policy may be for real - Reuters
Retirement: A New Wrinkle for 2009 - BusinessWeek
More companies offer to reprice, exchange 'underwater' options - LA Times

ECONOMY
Obama Details Recovery Plan - Washington Post
Bad Times Spur a Flight to Jobs Viewed as Safe - NY Times
California unemployment rate jumps to 9.3% in December - LA Times
Car dealers try to survive as economy, sales drop - AP

INTERNATIONAL
China Rebuts Geithner, Denies Currency Manipulation - Bloomberg
Toyota Japan output to drop 60 percent in April - Reuters
Asia’s Migrant Workers Are First to Lose Jobs as Factories Shut - Bloomberg
Brazil Expands Investment in Offshore Drilling Projects - NY Times
RBS Taxes, Hailed as Contribution to Society, Erased by Rescue - Bloomberg

HOUSING
Freddie Will Ask For More U.S. Funds - NY Times
Costs and Tighter Rules Thwart Refinancings - NY Times
Housing market limits foreclosure assistance - Daily Comet
Home prices, rates down: Time to buy? - AZ Star Biz

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Time to Unravel the Knot of Credit-Default Swaps - NY Times
Six Errors on the Path to the Financial Crisis - NY Times
Barack's Bankd Bet - New York Post

INTERESTING
No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else - NY Times
Sarah Palin fan mistakenly buys effigy with noose on EBay - LA Times