Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post  —  The Huffington Post, which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news Web sites in the country, is being acquired by AOL in a deal that creates an unlikely pairing of two online media giants.

Cairo Protesters Try to Keep Up the Pressure  —  CAIRO — With Egypt's revolt entering a third week, thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square, demanding the immediate departure of President Hosni Mubarak, even as his government portrayed itself as already in the midst of American-approved negotiations to end the uprising.

Grand event marks Ronald Reagan's 100th  —  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - An array of admirers saluted Ronald Reagan here Sunday with a well-choreographed tribute of speeches, songs and images befitting the showman-turned-president.  —  Under a tent set up just outside his presidential library …

Now comes hard part for Boehner as run of GOP unity nears end  —  Now comes the hard part for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).  —  In the first month of the 112th Congress, the new House Republican majority voted unanimously to repeal President Obama's healthcare law, cut congressional budgets …

Droughts, Floods and Food  —  We're in the midst of a global food crisis — the second in three years.  World food prices hit a record in January, driven by huge increases in the prices of wheat, corn, sugar and oils.  These soaring prices have had only a modest effect on U.S. inflation …

Senators look for immigration deal  —  Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year.  —  Their call list hasn't focused …

A Modest $500 Billion Proposal  —  My spending cuts would keep 85% of government funding and not touch Social Security or Medicare.  —  After Republicans swept into office in 1994, Bill Clinton famously said in his State of the Union address that the era of big government was over.

Obama: I'm not moving to center  —  President Obama on Sunday dismissed the notion that his administration in recent weeks has pivoted toward the political center to raise his approval ratings as the 2012 campaign nears.  —  After ushering through Congress measures to throw a lifeline …

Restaurant Nutrition Draws Focus of First Lady  —  WASHINGTON — After wrapping her arms around the retail giant Wal-Mart and trying to cajole food makers into producing nutrition labels that are easier to understand, Michelle Obama, a healthy-eating advocate, has her sights set on a new target: the nation's restaurants.

New tax tab for Rev. Al  —  The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has vowed to clean up his fiscal house, has a new tax lien to pay.  —  Sharpton owes $359,973 to the IRS for 2009 personal income tax, according to documents on file with the city.  —  Public records show he owes a total of $3.7 million in city …

Donald Rumsfeld to Diane Sawyer: 'It's Possible' Troop Decisions Were a Mistake in Iraq  —  ‘Not the Case’ That Iraq Is Like Vietnam; Denies Turning Bush's Attention to Iraq Post-9/11  —  More than four years after leaving public life, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld continues …