http://www.mail.com/people/12972-james-mcgovern.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/people/12972-james-mcgovern.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089620-deep-divide-congress-domestic-food-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two chambers are far apart on how much the $80 billion-a-year program should be cut, however, reflecting a deep ide... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089620-deep-divide-congress-domestic-food-aid.html 2013-05-16T18:42:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086634-house-panel-oks-farm-bill-with-food-stamp-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. The panel rebuffed Democratic efforts to keep the food stamp program whole, as debate on the farm bill turned into a theological discourse on helping the poor. The House bill would cut about $2.5 billion a... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:10:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086634-house-panel-oks-farm-bill-with-food-stamp-cuts.html 2013-05-16T04:10:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's life. A private U.S. foundation is working with Cuba to preserve ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html 2013-05-06T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015180-us-names-russians-targeted-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against 18 Russians over human rights violations, but avoided some prominent officials whose inclusion could have enflamed U.S.-Russian relations. U.S. lawmakers who backed the sanctions viewed the list as timid while a prominent Russian lawmaker said it could have been worse. State D... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015180-us-names-russians-targeted-sanctions.html 2013-04-12T20:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903132-us-lawmakers-meet-with-jailed-american-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — U.S. lawmakers confirmed on Wednesday that they visited an American man whose detention and long sentence in Cuba has hampered efforts to improve ties between the countries, but they gave no details on his condition or what was said. The seven-member delegation led by Sen. Patrick Leahy also met with Cuban President Raul Castro and other sen... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903132-us-lawmakers-meet-with-jailed-american-cuba.html 2013-02-20T15:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899226-us-lawmakers-visit-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers led by Sen. Patrick Leahy arrived in Cuba on Monday to gauge the island's economic changes and stress the importance of freeing a jailed American whose detention has chilled relations between the two countries. The trip, which included five senators, was the first to the Communist-run island by high-level U... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:08:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899226-us-lawmakers-visit-cuba.html 2013-02-18T21:08:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1872628-house-gop-bill-calls-attention-to-obama-budget.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a legislative dig at President Barack Obama, the GOP-controlled House on passed a bill designed to highlight the fact that he's never offered a balanced budget during his White House tenure. Democrats called the legislation a political gimmick, and it's sure to be ignored by Democrats controlling the Senate. The "Require Presidential ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1872628-house-gop-bill-calls-attention-to-obama-budget.html 2013-02-06T17:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852940-dissident-leadership-thieves-china.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday urged China's people to end the communist-governed nation's "leadership of thieves" and for Washington not to "give an inch" on human rights in its relations with Beijing. Chen made the comments as he received an award from a human rights group in a ceremony attended by several U.S. lawmakers on... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852940-dissident-leadership-thieves-china.html 2013-01-29T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1802748-us-family-builds-haiti-orphanage-daughter.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An American family who lost their daughter in a massive earthquake in Haiti three years ago has finished building an orphanage in her memory. The parents of Britney Gengel, Leonard and Cherylann, led about 150 family and friends, including U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, in a solemn ceremony Saturday at the Be Like B... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1802748-us-family-builds-haiti-orphanage-daughter.html 2013-01-06T18:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779632-house-approves-633-billion-defense-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but politically popular weapons at the expense of the military's ability to fight. The vote was 315-107 and sent the legislation to the Senate, where leaders hoped to wrap up the measure. The White Hou... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779632-house-approves-633-billion-defense-bill.html 2012-12-20T23:05:00Z