http://www.mail.com/people/1086956-maggie-hassan.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/people/1086956-maggie-hassan.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try to cement Obama's legacy with his own presidential campaign in 2016. Biden packed his schedule with events and receptions attended by party insiders surrounding Obama's inauguration, givin... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html 2013-01-23T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1712930-unions-flexed-muscles-campaigns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly majorities in state legislatures and defeat ballot initiatives against them. The combination of union money and member mobilization helped Democrats take control of state legislatures in Maine an... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1712930-unions-flexed-muscles-campaigns.html 2012-11-20T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711784-unions-muscle-spent-millions-races.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When Maggie Hassan won the New Hampshire governor's race, it wasn't just a victory for her fellow Democrats. Unions spent millions backing Hassan with television ads and an extensive get-out-the-vote operation because she opposes a right-to-work bill to ban labor-management contracts that require affected workers to be union members or p... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711784-unions-muscle-spent-millions-races.html 2012-11-19T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1688286-election-wont-abortioncontraception-debate.html NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GOP candidates who took rigid stands against abortion. However, the issues in dispute — notably access to contraception and abortion — are far from settled, and social conservatives are... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1688286-election-wont-abortioncontraception-debate.html 2012-11-08T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1683968-republicans-fall-short-governors-race.html OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republicans who had lofty ambitions for taking over governors' offices this year fell short in another one of their targeted states Wednesday and clung to diminishing hope in another. Democrat Steve Bullock was elected governor in Montana in a race that had been too close to call until returns from key counties were tallied. Washingt... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1683968-republicans-fall-short-governors-race.html 2012-11-07T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1682558-republicans-try-to-pick-up-governors-offices.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — North Carolina voters elected their first Republican governor in two decades Tuesday as the GOP sought to broaden its hold on governor's mansions across the country. The victory by former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory came two years after Republicans snatched six governors' offices in the midterm elections. Those victories gave the party 29... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1682558-republicans-try-to-pick-up-governors-offices.html 2012-11-07T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1661582-republicans-poised-gains-governors-races.html OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven't won in a quarter-century. Of the 11 states with gubernatorial elections in November, eight are now led by Democrats, and each of the most competitive races is a GOP pickup opportunity. The numbers suggests that Republicans ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1661582-republicans-poised-gains-governors-races.html 2012-10-29T15:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1643626-unions-shift-political-to-state-local-races.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Unions are shifting more of their political resources to state and local races this year as they try to head off passage of laws that could undermine bargaining rights, make it harder to organize or reduce their political muscle. Labor leaders say their top goal remains re-electing President Barack Obama, but several unions are redirecti... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1643626-unions-shift-political-to-state-local-races.html 2012-10-20T13:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1628102-bill-clintons-campaign-game-big-time.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Clinton is back in the game big time, serving as President Barack Obama's surrogate in chief and relying on his oratorical skill and folksy style to help Democratic candidates. His high-profile role also gives him the chance to enhance his legacy as Democratic elder statesman and global humanitarian. He can build up political IOUs s... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1628102-bill-clintons-campaign-game-big-time.html 2012-10-13T12:38:00Z