http://www.mail.com/people/1096038-angus-king.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1096038-angus-king.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2142694-us-spy-programs-raise-ire-abroad.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to end the secretive surveillance systems. The programs causing the global uproar were r... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:49:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2142694-us-spy-programs-raise-ire-abroad.html 2013-06-11T02:49:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes. Senior Pentagon officials insisted on Thursday that the law should remain unchanged as the... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html 2013-05-16T20:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the public, according to emails released Wednesday by the White House. Under pressure in the investigation that contin... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html 2013-05-16T00:21:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007994-admiral-us-ready-north-korea-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea if it decides to strike, the top American military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday, as the relationship between the West and the communist government hit its lowest ebb since the end of the Korean War. Amid increasingly combative rhetoric from Pyongyang, Adm.... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:30:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007994-admiral-us-ready-north-korea-strikes.html 2013-04-09T18:30:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994722-rare-republican-sen-collins-remains-optimistic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — She is alone in a political class facing extinction on Capitol Hill. Yet, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine personifies the moderation that national Republicans increasingly say is necessary for the party's survival. "Of course I would like to see more Republicans from not only New England but from the entire Northeast, where we have a tra... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:12:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994722-rare-republican-sen-collins-remains-optimistic.html 2013-04-03T07:12:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1954952-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-open-to.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The only state to provide laptops to public school students statewide said Thursday the contract it's negotiating for new devices can be used by other states if they're interested in following suit. Maine has zeroed in on five different laptops and tablets as it prepares to replace more than 35,000 Apple laptops in middle schools an... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1954952-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-open-to.html 2013-03-14T18:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951342-panel-criticizes-military-sexual-assault-cases.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stinging rebuke of the military's efforts to curb sexual assault, members of a Senate panel hammered Defense Department officials on Wednesday for making too little progress in combating the crimes and failing to improve a military justice system that victims described as slow and uncaring. During a two-part hearing, the panel heard... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:50:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951342-panel-criticizes-military-sexual-assault-cases.html 2013-03-13T21:50:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885542-senate-panel-approves-hagel-pentagon-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness and challenged his patriotism. On a party-line vote of 14-11, the Armed Services Committee voted to send th... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885542-senate-panel-approves-hagel-pentagon-chief.html 2013-02-12T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882822-gates-backs-lawmakers-oversight-drone-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida. Gates, who led the Pentagon for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and previously served as the Central Intelligence Agency's directo... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882822-gates-backs-lawmakers-oversight-drone-program.html 2013-02-11T08:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers said Sunday as even some of the president's allies suggested an uneasiness about the program. Obama's stance toward the terrorist threats facing the United States has left some Democrats and R... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html 2013-02-10T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876158-military-to-place-quick-forces-libya.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September kept U.S. armed forces from responding in time to save four Americans. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chief... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876158-military-to-place-quick-forces-libya.html 2013-02-07T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829098-sen-king-reluctant-to-embrace-assault-weapon-ban.html BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine said that he's reluctant to endorse a federal ban on the kind of assault weapon used in last month's Connecticut school shooting. The newly elected senator, an independent, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that he supports universal background checks and limits on high-capacity ammuniti... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829098-sen-king-reluctant-to-embrace-assault-weapon-ban.html 2013-01-18T13:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827922-maine-sen-king-strong-reason-to-oppose-hagel.html BOSTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Angus King said Thursday that he sees no strong reason to oppose President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of defense. The newly elected senator, an independent, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he won't make a final decision on former Sen. Chuck Hagel's nomination until confirmation hearings are finished. Kin... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827922-maine-sen-king-strong-reason-to-oppose-hagel.html 2013-01-17T22:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1818898-post-election-push-dc-problem-solving.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fiscal cliffs and debt ceiling fights are out. Problem-solving is in. Members of Congress, governors and mayors from across the political spectrum joined more than 1,000 political activists Monday under the No Labels banner, calling for a series of reforms in Congress to address fed up voters and dysfunctional politics. Only weeks after a ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1818898-post-election-push-dc-problem-solving.html 2013-01-14T16:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1798116-face-congress.html Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats picked up a few seats in the House and Senate, but the balance of power is unchanged, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats holding a majority in the Senate. Yet a closer look finds that Congr... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1798116-face-congress.html 2013-01-03T19:55:00Z