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U.S., China Need Not Be Adversaries

President Barack Obama, speaking to students in Shanghai Monday, said despite U.S.-China disagreements, the two are not "predestined" to be adversaries.

FAO Calls for Hunger Strike Against Hunger

A head of the next week's World Summit on Food Security, the FAO has called for a day-long worldwide hunger strike against chronic hunger. FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf was quoted in a statement as making the suggestion while addressing a news conference in Rome.

WWE's Linda McMahon Gains Momentum in Senate Race, Dodd's Numbers Fall

The news back home in Connecticut for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., is getting worse. The latest Quinnipiac University Poll shows him continuing to lose a re-election bid in 2010 to former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, 49 percent to 38 percent, as well as to former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon, 43 percent to 41 percent in a head-to-head match.

Half Say Obama Meets Expectations

U.S. President Barack Obama has fulfilled the expectations of about half of Americans, but hasn't shed some negative labels, an Angus Reid poll indicates.

Greg Craig to Resign as White House Counsel

White House counsel Gregory Craig, key in decisions such as the closing of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison has told others in Washington he intends to leave.

U.S., Japan Re-Commit to Nuke-Free World

The United States and Japan are committed to nuclear weapons non-proliferation and achieving a nuclear weapon-free world, President Obama said in Tokyo Friday.

Obama Orders Fort Hood Intel Review

U.S. President Obama ordered a review of all intelligence related to the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting and defendant Maj. Nidal Hasan, and how it was handled.

Lou Dobbs Resigns from CNN

Lou Dobbs resigned a few minutes into his show Wednesday night. His three-minute farewell sounded like a political stump speech, but also vintage Dobbs, full of drama, eloquence and fire.

Obama Rejects Afghan Options

U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday rejected all four options presented by advisers in Pakistan strategy discussions, a White House source said.

U.S. Rebukes Cuban Government for Assault of Female Blogger

The U.S. government admonished the Cuban government this week for the alleged abduction and beating of a young female blogger that reportedly left bruises on her back and has her walking with a crutch.

America 'Forever Grateful' to Vets

U.S. President Barack Obama placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Wednesday, and thanked veterans and active-duty forces for their service to the country.

Senate Bill to Overhaul Financial Regulation, Strip Fed, FDIC of Powers

A key Senate committee chairman unveiled a sweeping 1,136-page bill Tuesday that, if enacted, would mandate the most comprehensive overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression.

Blackwater OK'd Payments to Iraqis

Blackwater tried to buy the silence of Iraqi officials after the company's security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians, former company officials said.

Hike in Workers' Comp Premiums Rejected in CA

Steve Poizner, California insurance commissioner and a 2010 Republican candidate for governor, says he won't back an increase in workers' compensation premiums.

Obama Appoints Miami Businessman Ricky Arriola to Presidential Arts Panel

Miami businessman, local arts leader and President Obama fundraiser Ricky Arriola has been appointed by Obama to serve on the President's 26-member Committee on the Arts and Humanities, which includes creative luminaries such as actors Edward Norton and Sarah Jessica Parker and musician Yo Yo Ma.

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