Bernanke plans to tell a House hearing tomorrow that the Fed's banking duties give the agency insights into the health of the entire banking system.

Netanyahu is clear he will defend what he terms Israel's "vital interests," but can Obama make the same declaration for the US? Over the last several months, Shimon Peres, the Israeli president and Barak Obama, the US president, have lead the campaign praise for Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, despite his extremist views.

At a time of heavy international pressure on Iran , the State Department said on Thursday that the human rights situation there had "degenerated" since the disputed presidential election last year.

Democrats are showing what hypocrites they are. When Barack Obama was a senator, he and fellow Democrats, namely Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid publicly spoke against reconciliation.

UNITED NATIONS a " Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upcoming donors conference to raise money for reconstruction.Ban flew to Haiti on Jan.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian President Rene Preval deliver remarks during a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., 09 Mar 2010 Haitian President Rene Preval is urging a post-earthquake emphasis on developing the country's provinces, saying rebuilding the capital Port-au-Prince as it was before the ...

Senator Harry Reid , center, is flanked by Sen. Charles Schumer , left, and Sen.

President Barack Obama meets on Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.