News 12/19/06

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/18/MNG6CN1FJK1.DTL US-Chinese relations on a downtrend. This may be bad news, considering how much US debt they hold.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1891f962-8fc4-11db-9ba3-0000779e2340.html Congress already ready to respond.