President Bush will tour a union training center and hold a town hall discussion during a stop in the Valley Friday.

You may not have noticed it but a trade war with some of the United States' biggest export markets began Sunday. And it won't be very noticeable — at first.

Other than the Chicago White Sox, who got a jump on trade season with Tuesday's two deals, teams have 3 1/2 weeks to decide how to tinker.

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For two months, Jacob Sevlie’s insurance company tagged along whenever he slid behind the wheel of his Honda Accord.

DALLAS — Amare Stoudemire heard the latest trade rumor had him going to Dallas.

CANCUN, Mexico - World trade talks collapsed Sunday amid sharp differences between rich and poor nations, a blow to the World Trade Organization that many poor countries called a victory against the West.

DENVER - Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union said Monday they tentatively agreed on a contract, avoiding a strike that could have disrupted both upcoming political conventions.

A local union has set its sights on a British grocery store chain that is opening stores in the Valley.

 State senators approved a controversial - and potentially illegal - measure on Monday designed to block Congress from implementing the "card check" system for labor unions organizing in Arizona.

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. - THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, members of the Supreme Court and diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Today our nation lost a beloved, graceful, courageous woman who called America to its founding ideals and carried on a noble dream.

Tom Patterson: You want more jobs? I'll show you the jobs. There's a way to create 345,000 new jobs, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that doesn't require government spending or increase the debt. Simply implement the free trade agreement that has already been negotiated with South Korea.

The Senate has joined the House in voting effectively to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. highways.

Gov. Jan Brewer is headed to Europe to spread the word about all the tax cuts the Arizona Legislature enacted for business.

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas Saturday at hundreds of protesters who charged the convention center where delegates were wrapping up global trade talks. Security forces locked the doors and took up positions throughout the building.

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas Saturday at hundreds of protesters who charged the convention center where delegates were wrapping up global trade talks. Security forces locked the doors and took up positions throughout the building.

CAIRO - The poverty of Cairo's slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything they had. When that wasn't enough, each of them sold a kidney.

Gov. Jan Brewer is headed to Europe to spread the word about all the tax cuts the Arizona Legislature enacted for business.

WASHINGTON - Helped by falling oil prices, America's trade deficit showed a sharp improvement in September, narrowing by the largest amount in more than five years.

ONALASKA, Wis. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry accused each other of lacking the hard-nosed resolve of Cold War presidents - from Democrat Truman to Republican Reagan - reaching across party lines a week before Election Day to try to break their campaign deadlock.

Jose de la Isla, guest commentary

WASHINGTON - America's trade deficit hit an all-time high as record imports of oil swamped a solid gain in U.S. exports. The politically sensitive deficit with China set a record, a point that Democrats are sure to use in attacking President Bush's trade policies in the closing weeks of the battle for Congress.