The White House is cutting back on the Christmas guest list, and that's sending waves of worry through Washington. The Democratic National Committee finances the holiday parties for the first family. But the DNC is struggling with millions of dollars of debt. As a result, President and Mrs. Clinton have pared their party schedule from 25 last year to 15 this season. Their guest list has shrunk, too, by about 20 percent.
Officials say the calls are already coming from people worried they've been left off the list.
Annan also wants the Security Council to ease the restriction of the current program - so there could be faster delivery of food and medicine to Iraqis. The program expired at midnight last night. Iraq's U.N. ambassador says even if the current plan is renewed, oil won't flow right away.