obama cited general motors' return as the biggest car maker as a sign of recovery of the u.s. economy. turning to the republicans' call for small government, obama said he could not understand the idea of reinstating the policy that triggered the worst financial crisis in 80 years. oscar mf winning costume designer has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 73. born in tokyo, she lived in new york city for many years and achieved great success. in 1993, she won an academy award best costume design in "dracula." she was also the art director of the opening ceremony of the 2008 summer olympics in beijing. people close to her say she had been ill for over a year. she returned to tokyo last september to be with family members. >> participants at the world economic forum aren't just sharing ideas about how to fix the global economy. there's also talking about how domestic disasters can have an international impact. that's part of our focus on this week's road ahead. people gathered a couple days ago to talk about how to deal with global risks. the panelists discussed the impact of