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Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf swore in a caretaker government Friday to run the country until elections take place in January. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is visiting to try to convince Musharraf to end the state of emergency, free political prisoners and resign as army chief of staff.

Hillary Clinton calls her opponents by name at the Democratic presidential debate and describes their shortcomings. Meanwhile, a question that disparages Clinton fielded by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on the campaign trail earlier in the week grabs the spotlight.

It's the annual six-week open-enrollment period, when Medicare patients can join or switch drug plans for 2008. Medicare officials say that seniors should give their drug-benefit plan a checkup and decide whether it's still the best, most cost-effective option.

Rail workers in Germany have extended a strike for better pay to include passenger services. Although the move threatens to disrupt the travel plans of millions of people, it enjoys considerable public support.

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has set up a caretaker government to run Pakistan until the January elections, and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto continues to reach out to other parties. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is due in Islamabad on Friday, but Musharraf isn't in the mood to take U.S. advice.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, who remains under house arrest, is working to form an interim national unity government that would replace President Gen. Pervez Musharraf ahead of elections in January.

The director of California's high-speed rail board on Wednesday defended his recommendation of the Pacheco Pass as the primary route for bullet trains to the San Francisco Bay area, saying it was more

The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a federal buyout of 17,000 properties along the Mississippi coast that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. But residents who have rebuilt oppose the idea because they say it would mean the end of some small communities.

Students joined the campaign against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday at the University of Punjab in Lahore, where cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken into custody. Pakistan's opposition parties are trying to forge a united front, but such political alliances are not easy.

"Medical tourism," the practice of traveling to other countries for medical care, was first embraced by consumers. But now, employers and health insurance companies are considering offering international treatment options to customers to save on costs.