http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/16624-government-appointments-nominations.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/subjects/16624-government-appointments-nominations.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2106592-battisti-lawyer-named-to-brazils-supreme-court.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court. President Dilma Rousseff appointed Luis Roberto Barroso to the high court on Thursday. Barroso represented Battisti in 2011 when the Supreme Court convened to decide whether to extradite him to ... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:27:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2106592-battisti-lawyer-named-to-brazils-supreme-court.html 2013-05-23T21:27:46Z 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/2090850-epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday voted 10-8, along party lines, to advance Gina McCarthy's nomination to the full Senate. McCarthy now leads the EPA's... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090850-epa-nominee-advances-without-gop-support.html 2013-05-16T16:47:04Z 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/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html CAIRO (AP) — Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at addressing the country's financial woes and securing a much-needed international loan. Morsi supporters claim he wants to reach out to other political blocs, yet t... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:40:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html 2013-05-07T21:40:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2055736-correction-italys-race-problem-story.html ROME (AP) — In a May 1 story about racism in Italy, datelined Rome, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a current French minister is from the French region of Guyana. The minister is from French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America. Guyana is a separate country in South America. A corrected version of the story is below: Italy ... Fri, 03 May 2013 14:04:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2055736-correction-italys-race-problem-story.html 2013-05-03T14:04:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055744-italy-race-problems-with-black-govt-minister.html ROME (AP) — It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes. But Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's first black Cabinet minister has instead exposed the nation's ugly race problem, a blight that flares regularly on the soccer pitch with racist taunts and in the diatribes of xenoph... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:46:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055744-italy-race-problems-with-black-govt-minister.html 2013-05-01T16:46:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054530-elbaradei-egypt-leader-will-opposition-help.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the opposition because his group is losing support and isn't able to tackle the country's myriad problems alone. ElBaradei, speaking to a small group of journalists including The Associated Press at his... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054530-elbaradei-egypt-leader-will-opposition-help.html 2013-04-30T22:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2053428-kinky-boots-leading-13-tony-award-nods.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, earned a nod as leading man in a play. "Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:26:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2053428-kinky-boots-leading-13-tony-award-nods.html 2013-04-30T18:26:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html ROME (AP) — Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an unusual alliance of bitter rivals that broke a two-month political stalemate from inconclusive elections in the recession-mired country. The daunting achievement was pulled off by Letta, who will be ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:32:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html 2013-04-27T19:32:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2044348-argentinas-congress-limits-judicial-independence.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's congress passed new limits on judicial independence Thursday, key parts of a package of laws the government promises will "democratize" the country's courts. Opponents say these new laws provide yet another reason not to invest in Argentina, because private property will be much more difficult to protect and Pres... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:42:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2044348-argentinas-congress-limits-judicial-independence.html 2013-04-25T15:42:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2043692-4-artists-up-uks-contentious-turner-prize.html LONDON (AP) — British art's prestigious Turner Prize embraced the playful and the satirical Thursday, announcing a list of four finalists including a cartoonist known for his scathing humor and an artist who orchestrates encounters that break down barriers between people. The contenders include popular humorist David Shrigley, 44, who specializes in squig... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:55:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2043692-4-artists-up-uks-contentious-turner-prize.html 2013-04-25T14:55:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major changes to Argentina's system. President Cristina Fernandez said the measures her allies were pushing through would finally make the nation's courts more democratic and responsive... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html 2013-04-25T01:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033120-napolitano-re-elected-italys-president.html ROME (AP) — Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the 87-year-old to serve again in hopes of easing the hostility that has thwarted formation of a new government. Napolitano easily surpassed the simple majority required to be elected Saturday afternoon. He g... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:43:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033120-napolitano-re-elected-italys-president.html 2013-04-20T23:43:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi defended his handling of some of the nation's most pressing problems in a nearly two-hour television interview on Saturday, and pledged to appoint new Cabinet ministers in a move that could ease the country's deep political polarization. Reshuffling the Cabinet has been a key demand of the nation's largely lib... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html 2013-04-20T22:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A retired judge accused of soliciting bribes for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor misconduct, apologizing for what he said were injudicious comments but maintaining he was the innocent victim of a political witch hunt. Former state district Judge Michael Murphy entered the plea under... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html 2013-04-18T23:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2020966-liberian-president-appoints-chief-justice.html MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Francis Korkpor will be the country's new chief justice. Korkpor, 61, will replace Johnny Lewis who resigned last year due to ill health. Until his appointment as chief justice, Korpor, a devout Catholic, acted as the interim chief justice. Korkpor has been an associate justice of the ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:31:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2020966-liberian-president-appoints-chief-justice.html 2013-04-15T17:31:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017352-mubarak-appears-egyptian-court-retrial.html CAIRO (AP) — The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the first time in 10 months grinning and waving to supporters. The recusal threw the case deeper into disarray after an appeals court in January overturned a l... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:05:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017352-mubarak-appears-egyptian-court-retrial.html 2013-04-13T17:05:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2013704-tofu-towhit-senators-discuss-epa-email-aliases.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To whom? ToWhit? Tofu? Senators sidetracked their confirmation hearing Thursday for Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, to discuss secret government email addresses that have been used by senior EPA officials for at least a decade. The agency's inspector general is investigating Re... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2013704-tofu-towhit-senators-discuss-epa-email-aliases.html 2013-04-11T21:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2003352-egypt-clashes-copt-cathedral-leave-1-dead.html CAIRO (AP) — Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. The clashes raised tempers in an already tense political atmosphere, as workers shut down the country's trains in a strike over wa... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:03:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2003352-egypt-clashes-copt-cathedral-leave-1-dead.html 2013-04-07T21:03:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aslam Khan Khattak passed his first — and perhaps most curious — test this week in his quest to become a member of Pakistan's parliament: He correctly named the first person to walk on the moon. The question was posed to Khattak by Pakistani judges, who have provoked both laughter and criticism in recent days in their vetting of potential... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2000838-candidates-pakistan-vote-face-oddball-questions.html 2013-04-05T17:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992752-cypriot-finance-minister-resigns-amid-crisis-probe.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Finance minister Michalis Sarris resigned Tuesday after less than five weeks in the job, as the government begins an investigation into how the country's economy nearly collapsed last month. President Nicos Anastasiades accepted Sarris' resignation, which came as Cyprus finalized the details of its bailout with international credito... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:55:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992752-cypriot-finance-minister-resigns-amid-crisis-probe.html 2013-04-02T17:55:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992504-cyprus-appoints-judges-to-probe-economic-crash.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president has appointed a panel of three former supreme court judges to investigate how the country ended up nearly bankrupt. President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday that ordinary citizens who are shouldering the burden of "actions and omissions" by officials want to see those responsible punished. Anastasiades urged the j... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992504-cyprus-appoints-judges-to-probe-economic-crash.html 2013-04-02T09:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986736-appeals-court-revives-lawsuit-justice-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday revived part of a lawsuit by two attorneys who applied for prestigious Justice Department jobs during the George W. Bush administration and alleged they were denied interviews because of their liberal political views. The department destroyed files on the lawyers' applications to be hired under the depar... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:10:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986736-appeals-court-revives-lawsuit-justice-dept.html 2013-03-29T19:10:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981878-egypt-court-challenges-morsi-top-prosecutor.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday annulled a presidential decree appointing the top prosecutor in a new challenge by the judiciary to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi that throws the country's legal system into confusion. The unprecedented verdict against the decree, which Morsi issued in November, brought to the surface how Egypt's sto... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:18:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981878-egypt-court-challenges-morsi-top-prosecutor.html 2013-03-27T20:18:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981586-ahmadinejad-roadshow-pitching-political-heir.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly to the side and let his favored aide have the spotlight. The gesture was far more than just a rare demure moment from the normally grandstanding leader. It was more carefully scripted stagecraft... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981586-ahmadinejad-roadshow-pitching-political-heir.html 2013-03-27T12:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972922-egyptians-clash-muslim-brotherhood-offices.html CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, ransacking several offices nationwide as anger over allegations of beatings and power-grabbing boiled over into the largest and most violent demonstrations yet on the doorstep of the powerful group. As night fell, streets sur... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972922-egyptians-clash-muslim-brotherhood-offices.html 2013-03-22T22:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1973338-judge-raises-free-speech-question-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court judge asked Friday how a new federal rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose payments of $100,000 or more to foreign governments squares with the First Amendment's free speech protection. The Securities and Exchange Commission rule applies to payments for commercial development of oil, gas or minerals... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:07:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1973338-judge-raises-free-speech-question-rule.html 2013-03-22T17:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1957258-appeals-court-reverses-cia-drone-secrecy-ruling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday reversed a lower court ruling that allowed the CIA to refuse to confirm whether it had information on the use of unmanned drones to kill suspected terrorists. A lower court federal judge had sided with the CIA and dismissed a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking those records. In response ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:59:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1957258-appeals-court-reverses-cia-drone-secrecy-ruling.html 2013-03-15T19:59:47Z