Nicaragua's Ortega vows close U.S. ties (AP)

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Daniel Ortega returns to Nicaragua's presidency a shadow of the fiery revolutionary who in Cold War times vowed an endless fight against a U.S. government determined to overthrow him. Balding, weakened by heart trouble and often appearing almost docile, he now preaches reconciliation and stability, and promises to maintain close ties with the U.S. and the veterans of the Contra army it trained and armed against him. He has traded his wartime military fatigues for a white shirt ...