Archive for February, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president urged North Korea on Sunday to quickly return to stalled disarmament talks, saying engagement with the international community will serve its national interests better than missiles and nuclear…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of health and human services, a White House source said Saturday.

The source, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said Obama will formally…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using her second overseas trip to assess Mideast peace prospects, reconnect with European allies and remind her Russian counterpart that U.S. efforts to rebuild relations with Moscow…

President Obama on Saturday asked Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, according to two White House officials.

The Conservative Political Action Conference culminates Saturday as conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh delivers the keynote address and the results of the 2012 straw poll are released.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez on Saturday rejected a U.S. report alleging that drug trafficking is soaring in Venezuela, stepping up his criticism of President Barack Obama following the U.S. leader’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

The…