Letters to the editor

Property assessments are akin to thievery

US cannot attack and support Afghanistan's drug trade

WASHINGTON

US to allow those with HIV to enter

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.

In '04 FBI interview, Cheney seemed hazy on events surrounding CIA leak

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.

In '04 FBI interview, Cheney seemed hazy on events surrounding CIA leak

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

WASHINGTON — Hours after a personal encounter with the grim cost of war, President Obama said Thursday the sight of 18 flag-covered cases holding the remains of Americans killed this week in Afghanistan can't help but influence his thinking about sending more troops overseas.

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

Obama must make decision on Afghan war

WASHINGTON

Cuban foreign minister says island is ready for talks with US

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba is willing to hold talks with the United States "on any level," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday in conciliatory remarks aimed at the Obama administration.

Afghanistan a slippery slope for Obama, US

WASHINGTON

Feds must keep open mind on Rosemont mine

The feds got an earful this weekend from opponents of the proposed Rosemont Mine — and it appears that they are listening.

Insurers' profits not as big as claimed

WASHINGTON — Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo?

Bonnie Henry : Helpful Assistance

A half-century ago, they wore white gloves and hats and held meetings at the fashionable El Conquistador Hotel. Today, the 400 members of the Assistance League of Tucson still know how to glam it up at their annual Tux 'N Boots gala.