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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese officials agreed on Tuesday that turbulence sweeping global markets holds lessons for Beijing, but the United States warned it should not cause China to block access to its markets.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Tuesday the weakness in the U.S. dollar reflects the soft economy and large trade deficits, and the best way to strengthen the currency is to restore the economy's health.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked debate of a bill to offer about $17.7 billion in tax incentives for consumers to build renewable energy sources like windmills and solar arrays, and buy plug-in cars that run on electricity rather than gasoline.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean trade officials pressed ahead on Tuesday with negotiations that Seoul hopes will result in new limits to a recent deal to reopen South Korea's market to U.S. beef exports.

WARSAW (Reuters) - The United States is talking with Lithuania about possibly installing part of a planned missile shield there if negotiations with Poland do not succeed, Warsaw's chief negotiator on missile defense said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set aside a former Bush administration official's conviction for lying and obstructing justice over his links to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and ordered a new trial.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill will visit Japan and China this week for talks with officials from their governments and South Korea on curtailing North Korea's nuclear weapons plans, the State Department said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was expected to vote as soon as Tuesday on a housing market rescue bill to refinance distressed mortgages and create a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sources close to Senate talks said.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain called on Tuesday for energy conservation and an end to a ban on U.S. oil and natural gas exploration to help curb the nation's "dangerous" dependence on foreign oil.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate John McCain would pursue a strong U.S. dollar policy as president and would be prepared to consider the "strong medicine" of intervention if circumstances demanded, his top economic adviser Carly Fiorina told Reuters on Monday.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Former Vice President Al Gore pledged on Monday to do all he could to help Barack Obama win the White House, saying it was crucial the United States has not only a new leader but a new vision for its future.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama said he would consider trimming corporate tax rates as part of a simplification of the tax code if he is elected to the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opens the general election campaign with a narrow lead over Republican John McCain but the two score near even among independent voters, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean negotiators resumed talks on Monday on a deal to resume U.S. beef exports, which has triggered furor among South Koreans, just hours after officials announced discussions had ended without a resolution.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before November's election and was encouraged by a recent reduction in violence in Iraq.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked its envoy to Bolivia to return home after violent protests a week ago at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, and warned Bolivia to meet its obligations to protect diplomats, the State Department said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Congress, who came to power last year on a call to end the combat in Iraq, will soon give President George W. Bush the last war-funding bill of his presidency without any of the conditions they sought for withdrawing U.S. troops, congressional aides said on Monday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill on Monday that will direct $1 billion of state funds toward biotechnology over 10 years, aiming to fill a federal funding shortfall caused by White House opposition to embryonic stem cell research.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Monday that rising U.S. government spending on health care risks triggering runaway budget deficits that could put economic stability in danger.

FLINT, Michigan (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he was encouraged by a reduction in violence in Iraq but underlined his support for a pullout of U.S. troops.