http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/2976-district-columbia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/2976-district-columbia.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2104648-obama-to-push-transparency-face-threats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face — even from fellow citizens. On the e... Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2104648-obama-to-push-transparency-face-threats.html 2013-05-23T07:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. McConnell, R-Ky., made the announcement after meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein, who is m... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T22:10:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first ... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html 2013-05-20T23:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2096316-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Gary Pruitt, in his first television interviews since it was revealed ... Sun, 19 May 2013 20:47:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2096316-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html 2013-05-19T20:47:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred federal tax agency Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. The efforts did little to ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html 2013-05-17T00:00:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered the most impor... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. But the U.S. and Turkey remain far apart on how to handle Syria's bloody civil war. Erdogan is visiting Washington just days after two car bombs in Turkey killed dozens in the deadliest terrori... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090318-turkish-pm-talking-syria-with-obama-white-house.html 2013-05-16T14:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2087818-myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-monday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to welcome Myanmar President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) to the White House Monday. It will be the first visit by a Myanmar head of state in nearly 47 years and a sign of warming ties between the countries. Last November, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country also known as Burma. The ... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2087818-myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-monday.html 2013-05-15T17:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak. The government's wide-ranging information gathering from the news cooperati... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html 2013-05-14T22:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2085084-russia-us-spy.html The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent. Here are some other cases of apparent spying between the old rivals: THE ANNA CHAPMAN RING ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2085084-russia-us-spy.html 2013-05-14T21:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083968-13-detained-turkish-bombings-death-toll-to-51.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four more people have been detained in connection with two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 13, Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday. Syria again rejected Turkey's contention it was involved, condemning the attacks and offering to conduct a joi... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083968-13-detained-turkish-bombings-death-toll-to-51.html 2013-05-14T18:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2083662-lundqvist-leads-rangers-caps-5-0-game-7.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals. Chants of "Hen-reeek! Hen-reeek!" poured forth from the Rangers supporters in the stands, no longer ... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:13:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2083662-lundqvist-leads-rangers-caps-5-0-game-7.html 2013-05-14T07:13:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2083334-rangers-beat-caps-5-0-game-7-to-reach-2nd-round.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Henrik Lundqvist was for the New York Rangers against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Yes, Lundqvist certainly had help, including goals from some unlikely teammates. Still, there is one key reason the Rangers are heading to th... Tue, 14 May 2013 04:18:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2083334-rangers-beat-caps-5-0-game-7-to-reach-2nd-round.html 2013-05-14T04:18:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082656-govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-probe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the wo... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082656-govt-obtains-wide-ap-phone-records-probe.html 2013-05-14T02:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties. Myanmar state television announced the U.S. visit Monday, saying it comes at the invitation of President Barack Obama. It gave no exact date, but congressional s... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html 2013-05-13T23:17:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the responsibility rested," Thomas Pickering said Sunday. "They've tried to point a finger at people more senior than wher... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:53:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html 2013-05-12T18:53:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076192-sacked-skorea-spokesman-denies-abuse-allegations.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A former top South Korean presidential spokesman who was dismissed for what officials called a "disgraceful incident" while accompanying President Park Geun-hye on her visit to the United States denied Saturday media reports that he sexually molested a Korean-American woman during the trip. Park's office said she fired her chief ... Sat, 11 May 2013 04:56:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076192-sacked-skorea-spokesman-denies-abuse-allegations.html 2013-05-11T04:56:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Not anymore. After three nuclear tests of apparently increasing power and a long-range rocket launch that puts it a big step closer to havi... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html 2013-05-10T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday that his government is now ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after most foreign troops withdraw in 2014. A border spat with Pakistan and a desire to test public o... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2073482-karzai-us-9-afghan-bases-2014.html 2013-05-09T20:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074052-republicans-boycott-committee-vote-epa-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans boycotted Thursday a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. All eight GOP members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee failed to show up at the meeting to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy, who currently heads the EPA's air pollution... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:21:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2074052-republicans-boycott-committee-vote-epa-nominee.html 2013-05-09T18:21:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust. The debate ... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2068696-bulgarian-honor-bid-washington-stirs-debate.html 2013-05-07T18:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067944-nkorea-issues-warning-ahead-us-skorea-summit.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday threatened the United States and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead of a Washington summit by the allies' leaders. The warning, however, was softer than North Korea's recent highly bellicose rhetoric, and followed the North's removal of two missiles f... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067944-nkorea-issues-warning-ahead-us-skorea-summit.html 2013-05-07T17:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065198-israeli-airstrike-syria-aimed-iran.html BEIRUT (AP) — From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon. While Israel says it has no interest getting involved in the Syrian civil war, it could fin... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:40:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065198-israeli-airstrike-syria-aimed-iran.html 2013-05-06T21:40:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2060382-new-look-capitals-beat-rangers-3-1-to-open-series.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, the Washington Capitals played a defense-first brand of hockey under coach Dale Hunter. Nearly all of their playoff games were decided by one goal. Alex Ovechkin's ice time dwindled. And their postseason ended with a Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers in the second round. On Thursday night, the Capitals opened this year's pl... Fri, 03 May 2013 07:56:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2060382-new-look-capitals-beat-rangers-3-1-to-open-series.html 2013-05-03T07:56:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2058010-us-calls-nkorea-amnesty-sentenced-american.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. Kenneth Bae, 44, a Washington state man described by friends as a devout Christian and a tour operator, is at least the sixth American detained in North Korea since 20... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:53:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2058010-us-calls-nkorea-amnesty-sentenced-american.html 2013-05-03T03:53:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2060010-ovechkin-holtby-lead-capitals-rangers-3-1.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals know they own the most effective power play in the NHL this season. They also know it's vital to convert chances against their first-round playoff opponent, the New York Rangers, who were whistled for the fewest penalties in the league. So after starting 0 for 3 in extra-man situations in Game 1 ... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2060010-ovechkin-holtby-lead-capitals-rangers-3-1.html 2013-05-03T03:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2051162-nba-veteran-center-jason-collins-gay.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins begins: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2051162-nba-veteran-center-jason-collins-gay.html 2013-04-30T02:37:09Z