GEORGE W. BUSH

On behalf of President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush on Monday said he has agreed to ask Congress for the second half of a $700 billion financial bailout fund. The timing of the request means that Obama may have the funds at his disposal by the time he is inaugurated as President in one week.

President Bush held his final White House press conference on Tuesday where he candidly addressed issues from pressing bailout decisions in his final days as president necessary to mistakes he made during his presidency.

On Wednesday a rare event happened with a president-elect meeting for lunch with 4 of his predecessors.

Israel's week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip is a violent sequel to a drive led by the US

GAZA - Hamas's top leader warned Israel its army would be defeated if it invaded the Gaza Strip, while the United States said it envisioned a ceasefire with international monitoring that would ensure the Islamist group could not rearm.

Soaring food prices have shaken U.S. politicians' love affair with ethanol, but lawmakers are unlikely to adjust mandates for a five-fold boost in biofuel until after the November presidential election.

The Zimbabwe Police have released detained MDC members of the opposition party following pressure from lawyers for Zimbabwe's MDC party and a court ruling issued by the Harare High Court.

President George W. Bush exhorted the U.S. congress on Saturday to pass legislation that would give the government greater authority to buy federal student loans to ensure that students continue to have access to tuition assistance.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday that he and US President George W. Bush would be doing whatever is necessary to ensure that the UK and US economies resume their paths of upward growth....

President George Bush called on Congress Monday to pass a controversial free trade agreement with Colombia, declaring the need is urgent for US national security. The pact will give Congress a 90-day deadline to vote on the new legislation.

NATO allies agreed Thursday to give President Bush strong support for a missile-defense system to be installed in Europe in spite of strong Russian resistance, and conceded to provide more troops in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that he discussed addressing the problems in the world economy with US President George W. Bush at the NATO summit in Bucharest this week.

NATO concluded the first day of annual summit meeting on a factious note, after allies refused to open membership doors to Ukraine and Georgia, on fear of a potential conflict with Russia.

U.S. President George W. Bush expressed support for Ukraine and Georgia as they move towards NATO membership, ahead an alliance summit in Romania where opposition from fellow European countries will be likely.

U.S. President George Bush met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev on Tuesday ahead of the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania on 2-4 April to discuss NATO enlargement and operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that Washington feared could spread conflict through the region. A statement by Turkey's armed forces General Staff denied any foreign influence on the decision, which came a day after U.S President George W. Bush urged a swift end to offensive.

How did Democrat Hillary Clinton tumble from all-but-certain presidential nominee to endangered candidate fighting for her political life?

Barack Obama has not asked black voters to back him solely because he could become the first black president in U.S. history, but for many African Americans the prospect remains tantalizing.

The United States expects to have about 140,000 troops in Iraq even after completing a planned drawdown of combat forces in July, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The leaders of the two top parties in Pakistan's recent election meet on Thursday to discuss forming a coalition government that could force President Pervez Musharraf out of power. Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 military coup in the nuclear-armed country and has been one of Washington's top Muslim allies against al Qaeda, is vulnerable to a hostile parliament after his supporters were heavily defeated in Monday's election.

Fifty-four percent of Americans expect a recession in the next year as the housing downturn deepens, inlfation rises and credit conditions worsen, according to a new poll released Wednesday. As economic anxiety grows, nearly half said they planned to use their government tax rebate checks to pay down debt or pad savings.