Day: July 5, 2009

President Obama is pushing for new global rules, treaties and alliances to establish a nuclear-free world, a vision he developed as a college student.

Sarah Palin may be looking to the next few years to do what Nixon did to prepare for his successful run for the White House in 1968.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev expect to make progress on arms cuts and Afghanistan at a Kremlin summit on Monday but the rest of Obama’s first visit as president may be more difficult.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American attitudes have changed and the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy toward gays serving in the U.S. military should be reviewed, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell said on Sunday.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he would discuss with a U.S. envoy Monday a compromise over a peace plan calling for an Israeli settlement freeze and seek ways to promote regional peace.

Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise to the national ticket was itself the result of tension in the Republican Party.

As the House Republican leader in a town again dominated by Democrats, the Ohioan is back to his old ways.

Sarah Palin was in Juneau, but she kept a low profile at the Fourth of July parade.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. presided over a naturalization ceremony that included 12 soldiers from Iraq, and his blunt remarks.

Many homeowners are challenging their property tax bills as the value of their homes drop, threatening local governments with another big drain on their budgets.