TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader, spurning what he described as several personal overtures from President Obama, warned Tuesday that negotiating with the United States was naive and perverted and said
CAIRO -- The Obama administration has all but abandoned hope for an early resumption of high-level negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders or substantive movement toward agreement on a
they supported me in the election," he said. Karzai also vowed to "launch a campaign to clean the government of corruption," which is a top priority for the Obama administration. He suggested that curbing
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Congress and the Obama administration Tuesday to take bold steps to address global warming, even as Senate Democrats and Republicans feuded over whether to press
NEW YORK -- With the nation's unemployment rate at its highest point in 26 years and projected to rise, the Obama administration is intensifying its search for policies that can stoke job creation
for long-term care. Resolving such disputes could take weeks, making it increasingly unlikely that President Obama will meet his goal of signing a health-care bill by Christmas. Instead, Democrats are now
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) plans to circulate a draft bill of sweeping financial reforms as soon as next week that breaks with the Obama administration
Democrats in Congress are embracing the spirit of President Obama's call to slow the runaway rise of health-care costs but are shying away from some of the most aggressive techniques for achieving
on the Democratic side. "President Obama ran on the campaign model of 'Yes, we can,' and our Republican friends seem to be saying 'No, we won't.' " No objection was heard. "I find it shocking to see the empty chairs
this year, and the race has drawn wide attention. In New Jersey, which Barack Obama carried by 15 percentage points last year, no Republican has won statewide office in more than a decade. In his campaign
