AP - In many respects, Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko,” is like a trial for those who oversee health care in the United States.

AP - Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.

AP - The United States and South Korea signed a free-trade agreement Saturday that reflected U.S. calls for stricter labor and environmental standards.

AP - The personal touch is sometimes a pivotal item in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing to improve one of the world’s most crucial partnerships.

AP - President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, called Saturday for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.

AP - “A clean sweep” is needed at the White House because President Bush has fostered “a culture of cronyism, corruption and incompetence,” Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday.

AP - While some Republicans are “saying the right things on Iraq,” they need to back up their words with votes, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.

AP - For years, the public calendars of two top federal drug safety officials were largely blank — devoid of the required detail about their contacts with the industry they regulated.

AP - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees can use federal courts to challenge their confinement, reversing an April decision not to hear arguments on the issue.

AP - Democrats took the first steps Friday in what could be a long march to court in a tug-of-war between the White House and Congress over subpoenas and executive and legislative branch powers.