Challenges face Colombia's future president during U.S. visit

BOGOTA, Colombia - During a crucial trip to the United States that begins Sunday, Colombia's President-elect Alvaro Uribe expects to find support for his plans to fight drugs and a decades-old guerrilla war.\nBut with a scandal here over the possible misuse of U.S. drug-fighting aid, the Harvard-educated former state governor will have to overcome concerns to secure more money from Washington.\nElected in a landslide on a law-and-order platform, the 49-year-old Uribe will appeal to Washington for additional funds to stop shipments of cocaine and heroine from flooding across Colombia's borders.