The United States Sugar Corporation said its board approved a contract to sell its land to the state of Florida for $1.34 billion.

President Bush’s reversal of a longstanding position underscores the role of gas prices as a major issue in the presidential campaign.

Reversing a longstanding position, President Bush will call on Congress to end the ban on offshore oil drilling, underscoring how gas prices have become a major issue in the 2008 campaign.

Reversing a longstanding position, President Bush will call on Congress to end the ban on offshore drilling, underscoring how gas prices have become a major issue in the 2008 campaign.