AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state.

Reuters - The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory changes leading to sharp declines in consumer spending prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney said.