strongest gains since march of last year with the dow adding nearly 405 points or 3.9%. and despite the stock rally, it is not all good news in the financial sector. on monday the nation s number one mortgage lender, fannie mae, asked the government for another $8.4 billion in federal aid. that request comes less than a week after fellow lender freddie mac requested some $10 billion in additional funds. oh. continue to be a weight. more money for them. defending world champion lakers looking to sweep the jazz last night in the western conference semifinals, and they had no trouble doing it. kobe weaving his way through traffic, easy fadeaway. he had 32 points, and he got a lot of help from his buddy, pau gasol. he had 33 points, 14 rebounds. the defending champs sweeped the jazz with a 15-point win. the lakers advance to play the suns. l.a. now in their third straight