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Biofuels are fast becoming a new flash point in global diplomacy, putting pressure on Western politicians to reconsider their policies.

In Washington, D.C., riots sparked by the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. decimated the U Street corridor. Now 40 years later, residents and business owners see the area rejuvenated, in large part by the neighborhood's rich African-Americ

The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan package of tax breaks and other steps designed to help businesses and homeowners weather the housing crisis.

The Justice Department, once known for taking down giant corporations, has put off prosecuting more than 50 companies suspected of wrongdoing over the last three years.

President Bush urged Congress to resist Democrats’ efforts to pass a second economic stimulus package, asking lawmakers to give his own package “a chance to kick in.”

A campaign for a trade deal with Colombia has former Clinton administration aides aligned with Republicans.

Former President Carter wouldn't quite say it, but he left little doubt this week about who he'd like to see in the White House next year. Speaking to local reporters Wednesday on a trip to Nigeria, the former Democratic president noted that Barack Obama

Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

A coalition, led by Massachusetts, is using the courts to try and force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate emissions of heat-trapping gases.

The expected shuttering of the Counterintelligence Field Activity office is part of an broad effort to overhaul the nation’s intelligence architecture.