Giuliani leaning toward Senate run

ALBANY, N.Y. — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor...

GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race

ALBANY, N.Y. - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor but is becoming...

NH Clinton camp office hostage taker out of jail

DOVER, N.H. — A man who took hostages at one of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s New Hampshire presidential...

Clinton urges Afghan leader to institute reform

KABUL — Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. secretary of state, said Wednesday...

Iran rejects UN-proposed nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister ruled out on Wednesday sending enriched uranium out of the country...

Black power has arrived - with some new challenges

WASHINGTON — Ten months after Democrats took over the Capitol and the first African-American president moved...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Would look forward to coffee with Sarah Palin

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help

WASHINGTON — The United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from...

Dems, GOP split on NY trials of alleged terrorists

WASHINGTON - Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat...

China blocks unregistered church service again

BEIJING — Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new...

James Lilley, a former ambassador to China, dies

WASHINGTON — James R. Lilley, a longtime CIA operative and later the U.S. ambassador to China during...

Clinton applauded predicting Manny Pacquiao boxing win

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew loud applause at a town hall...

Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting

TOKYO — The White House’s top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime...

Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions,...

Clinton: No conditions on Myanmar for better ties

SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not...