The U.S. Justice Department says a Florida law that would make it more expensive for travel agents to book trips to Cuba interferes with existing federal regulations. ...more

March 22, 2009

obama and congressional leaders work on tax cuts now reaching $300 billion ...more

January 5, 2009

Zimbabwe will not bow to pressure but will seek advice from other African leaders on how it should form a power-sharing government, the chief negotiator for President Robert Mugabe's party was quoted Sunday as saying. ...more

October 20, 2008

Foreign affairs took center stage in the presidential campaign Tuesday as the leading candidates seemed to compete over who could be toughest about Russia's invasion of Georgia. ...more

August 13, 2008

Mike Huckabee, who has joked about his lack of foreign policy experience, is criticizing the Bush administration's efforts, denouncing a go-it-alone "arrogant bunker mentality" and questioning decisions on Iraq. ...more

December 15, 2007

A growing number of people say the economy is the nation's top problem, with the less educated among the most worried, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll showed Tuesday. ...more

October 9, 2007

As vice chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels in Egypt, Abdellatif Mohamed has many influential contacts. ...more

September 11, 2007