News Briefing: Red Cross Asks Congress For Millions in Storm Aid

• G. Wayne Clough, the new chief executive of the Smithsonian, is charged with turning the institution into a tightly run organization.  [New York Times]

• South Dakota businessman and renowned philanthropist T. Denny Sanford donates $30 million to San Diego's stem cell consortium.  [San Diego Union-Tribune]

• Thousands of Hurrican Ike victims settle in at shelters for what could be weeks.  [Associated Press]

• After plunging into debt to provide relief from back-to-back Gulf Coast hurricanes, the Red Cross asks Congress for $150 million in emergency funding.  [Washington Post]