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Compared with Europe or China, the U.S. trade relationship with Colombia is probably not important enough to decide the future of our economy. But that hasn't stopped it from becoming a focus of this year's presidential campaign. And now President Bush is forcing Congress to act on the free trade deal.

A state senate bill seeks to limit the power of the California Coastal Commission. San Diego State Senator Denise Ducheny's bill would remove the right of coastal commissioners to appeal local land us

Mark Penn, chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, stepped down Sunday. Penn quit the campaign after it was revealed that he met with a Colombian diplomat about passing a free trade deal that Sen. Clinton opposes.

People in Zimbabwe still don't know who won the presidential election — nine days after casting their votes. The country's high court may rule Tuesday on whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed results. The presidential candidate of the main opposition party is claiming outright victory.

Ruslana, Ukraine's biggest pop star, switches between two roles on stage: a limp, pale, synthetic woman chained to a machine for energy and a vibrant warrior whose energy comes from clean, renewable resources. But in post-Soviet Ukraine, her fans are more interested in capitalist consumption than conservation.

At the U.S. cafeteria in Antarctica, what's cooking in the kitchen can affect the morale of the 1,100 people who live and work at McMurdo Station during Antarctica's long summer. To keep diners happy, cooks think creatively and offer as much variety as they can.

Former Sen. George Mitchell, who helped administer the Good Friday accord ending sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, talks to Lynn Neary about the legacy of the 1998 agreement.

Few places in the world have been more directly affected by China's booming economy than its once-mighty neighbor to the north. In the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, goods now move in from China instead of the other way around.

President Bush travels to Russia to prepare for his meeting Sunday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. It's the final summit before both men leave office. Bush hopes to persuade Putin to drop objections to U.S. plans for a missile defense system.

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