american is asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to break its union contracts and impose some cost-cutting terms on workers all in order to speed up the reorganization process. the move does increase pressure on pilots, flight attendants and ground workers to agree on some concessions. american says it is trying to prevent the airline from being sold or broken up. and with gas prices going sky high these days, most americans now say they don't like the way the president is handling the situation. a new poll shows that 68% disapprove of the president's presence to the rising gas prices. but a majority do not blame the crisis directly on the president. 36% blame the higher prices on oil company greed. meanwhile, 26% point blame at foreign governments, politicians and a variety of other factors as well. in politics, newt gingrich is cutting about one-third of