http://www.mail.com/locations/2976-district-columbia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2976-district-columbia.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately warned Americans to stay away from all U.S. diplomatic facilities in Turkey and to be... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861488-suicide-bomber-kills-guard-us-embassy-turkey.html 2013-02-01T19:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861220-white-house-hagel-will-win-senate-confirmation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday dismissed criticism of Chuck Hagel's hesitant congressional testimony and insisted that it expects the Senate to confirm him as defense secretary. One day after Hagel was roughed up in a grueling confirmation hearing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Hagel did a "fine job" and the Obama administration would... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861220-white-house-hagel-will-win-senate-confirmation.html 2013-02-01T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the Obama administration weighs how to keep Islamic extremists in North Africa from jeopardizing national security without launching war. The spread of militants across Libya, Al... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html 2013-02-01T07:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for 2013 was simple. She'd embark on an epic swansong around the world as secretary of state, a dizzying itinerary of east-west and north-south flights that would take her past 1 million miles in the air at the helm of American diplomacy and perhaps break her own record of 112 countries visited while in the ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html 2013-02-01T07:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858370-congress-sends-bill-to-obama-averting-govt-default.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans until later in the year. The measure cleared the Senate on a vote of 64-34 after winning House approval late last week. It ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858370-congress-sends-bill-to-obama-averting-govt-default.html 2013-01-31T22:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858392-menendez-reimbursed-donor-2-jaunts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert Menendez's office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 on Jan. 4 of this year for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor's plane to the Dominican Republic in 2010. More details about the New Jersey senator's trips emerged as his office said unsubstantiated allegations that the... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858392-menendez-reimbursed-donor-2-jaunts.html 2013-01-31T22:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859704-senate-group-focuses-border-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators working to craft immigration legislation is focusing on how to define when the border is secure, one of several contentious issues that could cause the whole deal to collapse, a key Senate negotiator said Thursday. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pointed to "serious challenges ahead" as the lawmakers delve into... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859704-senate-group-focuses-border-security.html 2013-01-31T20:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859132-obama-decides-to-extend-term-jobs-council.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is letting his jobs council expire, cutting off one source of input from business leaders while unemployment remains stubbornly high. Obama formed the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in January 2011, when unemployment was about 9 percent. It's now 7.8 percent, though more than 12 million people are out of work.... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859132-obama-decides-to-extend-term-jobs-council.html 2013-01-31T19:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1858390-economic-jitters-compete-with-obama-agenda.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish economy is elbowing its way back into prominence. Consumer confidence is falling, the economy is contracting and large automatic spending cuts are threatening to hit the Pentagon and other programs, with uncertain consequences. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1858390-economic-jitters-compete-with-obama-agenda.html 2013-01-31T15:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855648-gop-lawmakers-automatic-cuts-leverage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a growing sense of resignation that the country's political leaders will be unable or unwilling to find a way around looming automatic spending cuts despite fresh signs the cuts would threaten the recovering economy. On one side are conservative Republicans, outnumbered and frustrated, who see the painfully large cuts as leverage... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855648-gop-lawmakers-automatic-cuts-leverage.html 2013-01-30T23:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857508-house-members-negotiate-proposal-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. The group inte... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857508-house-members-negotiate-proposal-immigration.html 2013-01-30T21:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel says his experience fighting in Vietnam alongside his younger brother will shape any decision he makes to unleash military force if the Senate confirms him to be President Barack Obama's defense secretary. On the eve of his confirmation hearing, Hagel offered his opinions on a long list of issues, from cuts in defense spendin... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html 2013-01-30T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation. "The political process works only when leaders are willing to listen," Kerry told his colleagues in his valedictory speech on Wednesday. More than a dozen Democrats and just a few Republicans list... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html 2013-01-30T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856424-white-house-sandy-to-blame-lack-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Superstorm Sandy is partially to blame for the unexpected contraction of the U.S. economy. Top White House economist Alan Krueger says the storm, which battered the East Coast, disrupted economic activity and destroyed $44 billion in fixed capital. Krueger also says federal defense spending shrank, in part because of... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856424-white-house-sandy-to-blame-lack-growth.html 2013-01-30T14:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855676-report-iran-hezbollah-terror-threat-rising.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran's elite Quds Force and Hezbollah militants are learning from a series of botched terror attacks over the past two years and pose a growing threat to the U.S. and other Western targets as well as Israel, a prominent counterterrorism expert says. Operating both independently and together, the militant groups are escalating their activ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855676-report-iran-hezbollah-terror-threat-rising.html 2013-01-30T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855654-white-house-petitions-huge-response-headache-too.html WASHINGTON (AP) — No, the U.S. will not be building a Death Star. And no, President Barack Obama will not deport CNN's Piers Morgan or let Texas secede. These are just a few of the wacky notions the White House has been compelled to formally address in recent weeks, part of an effort to put open government into action: the First Amendment right to petitio... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855654-white-house-petitions-huge-response-headache-too.html 2013-01-30T07:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html 2013-01-29T23:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854050-hagel-supports-nuclear-arms-cuts-then-elimination.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon having publicly advocated for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly without equivalent cuts by Russia. He supports an international movement called Global Zero that favors eliminating all nuclear weapons. That puts him outs... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854050-hagel-supports-nuclear-arms-cuts-then-elimination.html 2013-01-29T23:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852896-obama-immigration-overhaul-now-time.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship while cracking down on businesses that employ people illegally and tightening security at the borders. He hailed a bipartisan Senate group on a similar ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852896-obama-immigration-overhaul-now-time.html 2013-01-29T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1854542-reid-replace-automatic-cuts-short-increments.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that lawmakers should redouble their efforts to replace looming across-the-board cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs with alternative spending cuts and tax hikes. The comments by Majority Leader Harry Reid came amid increasing resignation among both Democrats and Republicans that the acr... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1854542-reid-replace-automatic-cuts-short-increments.html 2013-01-29T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853104-wash-vows-to-try-to-weed-how.html SEATTLE (AP) — So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state's legal pot within its borders. But Gov. Jay Inslee insists there are ways to prevent the bulk smuggling of the state's newest cash crop into the black market, including digitally tracking weed to ensure that it goes from where it is grown to the stores where it is ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853104-wash-vows-to-try-to-weed-how.html 2013-01-29T08:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851448-congress-passes-505b-superstorm-sandy-aid-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for storm victims to President Barack Obama for his signature. "I commend Congress for giving families and businesses the help they deserve, and I will sign this bill into law as soon as it ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851448-congress-passes-505b-superstorm-sandy-aid-bill.html 2013-01-29T00:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850308-immigration-overhaul-gop-dem-senators-vow-action.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Side by side, leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged Monday to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally. The senators acknowledged pitfalls that have doomed such efforts in the past, but they s... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850308-immigration-overhaul-gop-dem-senators-vow-action.html 2013-01-28T23:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851770-fact-check-stretched-case-chuck-hagel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican-leaning groups opposing President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department have let loose a barrage of claims about the former GOP senator. They say he endorses automatic cuts to the defense budget, that he wants to decimate the nation's nuclear arsenal, that his membership on the board of a major co... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851770-fact-check-stretched-case-chuck-hagel.html 2013-01-28T20:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm political support for the conservative Islamic government was in danger of backfiring after deadly weekend riots pushed Cairo to crack down on civil rights. It was the latest strain on the stretched-thin detente between the Obama adm... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html 2013-01-28T20:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851432-gop-to-fight-dems-negotiate-with-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Is Washington's backroom dealing dead? House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama. The president says he won't negotiate raising the government's borrowing authority. Rank and file lawmakers say they're tired of being left out of the loop and insist on the regular legisla... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851432-gop-to-fight-dems-negotiate-with-obama.html 2013-01-28T17:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851464-white-house-praises-senate-immigration-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is praising an agreement on immigration reform reached by senators from both parties, calling it an important first step. Details about the Senate plan are still sketchy, but White House spokesman Jay Carney says it embodies the same principles President Barack Obama believes are necessary. A bipartisan group of leading s... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851464-white-house-praises-senate-immigration-plan.html 2013-01-28T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1851030-questions-medicaid-expansion.html As state legislative sessions advance, lawmakers are debating whether to expand their Medicaid programs as provided by President Barack Obama's health care law. It could be one of the most important decisions this year. So far 17 states and the District of Columbia have signaled they will go ahead, while 11 states are refusing. The rest are weighing options. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1851030-questions-medicaid-expansion.html 2013-01-28T14:34:00Z