The New York Times
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 00:00
The president used an appearance with President Felipe Calderon Hinjosa of Mexico and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada to chide Ms. Pelosi, who recently succeeded in having the House stall the trade measure
Monday, April 21, 2008 - 00:00
Chafing at ties between American intelligence agencies and Ecuadorean military officials, President Rafael Correa is purging the armed forces of top commanders and pressing ahead with plans to cast out more than 100 members of the American military from a
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urged Congress on Tuesday to grant the Pentagon permanent authority to train and equip foreign militaries, a task previously administered by the State Department.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 00:00
President Bush and the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, intensified an increasingly personal fight over a stalled trade deal with Colombia on Monday.
Monday, April 14, 2008 - 00:00
Killings of union members are emerging as a pressing issue in Washington as Democrats and Republicans battle over a trade deal with Colombia, the Bush administration’s top ally in Latin America.
Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 00:00
Responding to violent street protests against rising food prices, President Rene Preval announced subsidies on Saturday that he said would cut the cost of rice by more than 15 percent.
Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 00:00
Rejecting or putting on ice the trade agreement would reduce the United States’ credibility and leverage in Colombia and beyond
Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 00:00
Latin American ambassadors anxious about the choice credit Nicaragua with clever diplomacy in advancing its cause quietly, but they also fault the United States for not organizing competing forces effectively
Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 00:00
Thousands of Cubans will be able to get title to state-owned homes under regulations published Friday, a step that could lay the groundwork for broader housing reform.
Friday, April 11, 2008 - 00:00
The unity exhibited Thursday by House Democrats in stalling a White House-sponsored trade pact with Colombia masks deep party divisions on the issue