http://www.mail.com/people/114010-ca-ruppersberger.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/114010-ca-ruppersberger.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159112-nsa-director-plot-wall-street-foiled.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. The House Intelligence Committee hearing provided a venue ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159112-nsa-director-plot-wall-street-foiled.html 2013-06-19T04:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people. But the international reaction Friday ranged from flat-out disbelief of the U.S. intelligence assessments to calls for negot... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-15T00:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150040-lawmakers-terrorists-change-tactics-leaks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said it's part of the damage from disclosures by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of two NSA programs, which... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150040-lawmakers-terrorists-change-tactics-leaks.html 2013-06-13T23:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148562-white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is stepping down and being replaced by White House lawyer Avril Haines, who will be the first woman to hold the post. When President Barack Obama named a successor to former CIA Director David Petraeus in January, Morell was passed over in favor of the White House counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan.... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:41:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148562-white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy.html 2013-06-13T07:41:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143236-congress-briefed-us-surveillance-programs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dogged by fear and confusion about sweeping spy programs, intelligence officials sought to convince House lawmakers in an unusual briefing Tuesday that the government's years-long collection of phone records and Internet usage is necessary for protecting Americans — and does not trample on their privacy rights. But the country's main civ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:43:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143236-congress-briefed-us-surveillance-programs.html 2013-06-12T03:43:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102018-will-senate-bid-lure-rogers-house-seat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee sticks around the House or fulfills GOP hopes and launches a bid for the U.S. Se... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102018-will-senate-bid-lure-rogers-house-seat.html 2013-05-22T07:16:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday argued the U.S. case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable factor to the talks. Putin and Kerry met in the Kremlin more than three hours behind sche... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html 2013-05-07T17:02:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046120-red-line-obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his "calculus" about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war — but said too little was known about a pair of likely sarin attacks to order aggressive action now. The president's public response to the late... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046120-red-line-obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons.html 2013-04-26T21:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042942-officials-dead-bomber-terrorism-database.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The CIA made the request to add Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name to the terrorist database after the Russian government contacted the agency with ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:08:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042942-officials-dead-bomber-terrorism-database.html 2013-04-25T01:08:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030336-boston-bombing-suspect-captured-brother-killed.html WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than 24 hours after a wild car chase and gun battle that left his older brother dead and Boston and its suburbs sealed in an extraordinary dragnet. "We got him,"... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030336-boston-bombing-suspect-captured-brother-killed.html 2013-04-20T04:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2031592-congressman-suspects-cache-explosives.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects had collected pipe bombs, grenades and improvised explosive devices before they confronted police.Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger said that the brother who fled after a furious gunfight hurled some of the devices at police as he drove away in a stolen car. ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:45:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2031592-congressman-suspects-cache-explosives.html 2013-04-19T16:45:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2028786-house-passes-pro-business-cybersecurity-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates and civil liberties groups that say it leaves Americans vulnerable to spying by the military. The House vote, 288-127, puts the spotlight on... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:07:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2028786-house-passes-pro-business-cybersecurity-bill.html 2013-04-18T20:07:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021356-obama-boston-culprits-to-feel-weight-justice.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. Oba... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021356-obama-boston-culprits-to-feel-weight-justice.html 2013-04-16T02:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010990-house-committee-approves-pro-business-cyber-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a new data-sharing program that would give the federal government a broader role in helping banks, manufacturers and other businesses protect themselves against cyberattacks. The bill, approved 18-2 by the House Intelligence Committee, would enable companies to disclose technical t... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:28:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010990-house-committee-approves-pro-business-cyber-bill.html 2013-04-10T22:28:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1982934-us-swipes-china-hacking-allegations.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking campaign targeting U.S. businesses. Buried in a spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday is a provision that effectively bars much of the federal government from buying informatio... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:25:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1982934-us-swipes-china-hacking-allegations.html 2013-03-27T22:25:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888326-feds-roll-cyber-plan-hill-vows-legislation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that America is losing an aggressive cyber-espionage campaign waged from China, administration officials and lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to push legislation that would make it easier for the government and industry to share information about who is getting hacked and what to do about it. They say this new partnership, codifie... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:50:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888326-feds-roll-cyber-plan-hill-vows-legislation.html 2013-02-13T22:50:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793764-congress-tightens-belt-trims-spy-budget-2013.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has drastically trimmed the budget for U.S. spies and satellites for 2013, though not quite as deeply as the White House wanted. In one of the last votes of the year, House lawmakers voted Monday 373-29 in favor of a Senate-passed bill to slightly boost the president's $72 billion budget request for intelligence agencies includi... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793764-congress-tightens-belt-trims-spy-budget-2013.html 2013-01-01T07:24:00Z