We're watching the New York Times live blog of the auto bailout session on Capitol Hill, though drowsiness has begun to set in. Sen. Richard Shelby got the most pressing item out of the way early on, confirming that auto executives have in fact shared driving responsibilities for the Detroit-Washington ride. R.I.P. to comfort class.

Our tired eyes are now drifting elsewhere, first to Salon where Andrew Leonard counsels a healthy distrust of a Big 3 bailout, reminding us of Detroit's countless past economic and environmental sins. CNN meanwhile stirs up populist fury with its poll of Americans against the bailout.

Hope is in the future though if we are to believe the car lovers at Wired's Autopia blog, who sing the praises of Chrysler's  fuel-efficient sedans set to roll out in 2011.

But will Chrysler even live to see a new decade? Let us know what you think starting tomorrow in the comments section here.

With apologies for our Thanksgiving slumber, Global Pulse re-emerges tonight with a look at the BIg 3 automakers' return to Washington, pleading for a tow. What many Americans may not yet realize is that Detroit's breakdown could have dramatic implications for jobs and stability across the globe. Also, we find that auto outfits in Latin America, Asia, and Europe may soon lap US-based GM, Ford, and Chrysler in energy-efficient, profitable production.

Watch the episode beginning tonight here.

While these suggestions of how to cope with Somalian piracy on Examiner.com are interesting enough, the article commits the sin that this week's Global Pulse episode, Somalia Beyond the Pirates, is meant to address: US news coverage too often under-reports, or does not report, on the war in Somalia, while referring to that war as a convenient scapegoat for the piracy.

In most TV news stories we found, the war or more generalized "lawlessness" is to blame for the piracy, providing an easy, research-free way of ending the story or answering the viewers questions about how piracy can exist in the modern world. Another example: the pirates have been tied to the Somalian war by a Bloomberg report, explaining only that the pirates "have access to 'the perfect arms fair' -- Mogadishu, the capital of a nation wracked by civil war." Neither of these stories even have a link to a detailed description of the war.

Better: This Chicago Tribune article describes "a covert war in which the CIA has recruited gangs of unsavory warlords to hunt down and kidnap Islamic militants" in Somalia. New and interesting information.

Best: The Christian Science Monitor, probably the best newspaper in the US (now exclusively online) shows how its done, seamlessly weaving the war and the pirates into a truly engaging and informative story.

If you find examples of reporting that ties Somalian piracy to the Somalian civil war, let us know!

As Global Pulse first reported last month, initial reaction to piracy off the East African coast has at times tended towards the comedic.

But visions of Hollywood epics are crumbling with this week's audacious hijacking of a Saudi oil tanker. The latest Global Pulse examines global media response and finds a more bewildered tone. Why is this happening? And what can recent events in Somalia tell us about the future of this highly lucrative enterprise? Watch the episode here.