CHICAGO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named Valerie Jarrett, a friend and adviser, to head his transition team, WLS-TV, Chicago, reported Wednesday.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The following is a transcript of the U.S. presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Europe should embrace all opportunities to move away from its dependence on Russia for its rising energy demands, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said Friday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan is a key energy player in the Caucasus region and is viewed as a partner to Western countries, a top U.S. lawmaker said Monday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Sen. Richard Lugar, the senior Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, congratulated Barack Obama for his choice of running mate Saturday.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Sens. Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar unveiled a bill Tuesday that triples aid to Pakistan in a measure to overhaul the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- This week the circus came to town. Not Barnum and Bailey's but Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, and with it the three rings of a five-plus year war and occupation, politicians in their populist best pitches and the media echo of what the heck is going on with Iraq's oil revenue.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Alfalfa Club, an exclusive group of about 200 rich and influential people, is to be headed by U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Millenium Challenge Account has been widely praised for its approach to foreign aid, but the program has been consistently underfunded and some fear it is vulnerable to shifting budgetary and political priorities.