Photos show that long lines of Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers have assembled on the Gaza border. Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has put the military on standby and said that Israel will not release Palestinian prisoners, as demanded by militants who have captured an Israeli soldier.

The NYT is reporting today that Sunni-led insurgent groups may enter into negotiations with Iraq’s prime minister. Bombs exploded in a Iraqi market in Baquba killing at least 18 people.

President Bush sharply criticized newspapers for reporting that the C.I.A. has been searching international banking records. He said that the C.I.A. program was legal and its disclosure “does great harm” to the nation. The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee told Fox News Sunday that the New York Times should be prosecuted for treason for reporting about the records searches.

Three days of heavy rain led to a partial shut down of the Capitol, knocking over a tree at the White House and closing some federal buildings. A stationary front is blamed for the mess and more rain is expected.

General Motors Corp. shed 35,000 union jobs under a buyout and retirement program that offered up to $140,000 to workers that quit, the automaker announced.

The latimes.com goldfish, Little Antonio, was found dead in his tank early Monday morning. Named after L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio lived for 111 days in water drawn from the polluted L.A. River. His companion Little Ed, named after Councilman Ed Reyes, continues to swim and is featured live on a webcam.

Little Antonio’s death comes less than a week from the one year anniversary of Villaraigosa becoming L.A.’s mayor. The up-and-coming Democrat has a mixed record so far. His planfor the city of Los Angeles to take over the county school district is running into strong opposition and community activists are still angry over the seizure of a community garden.