http://www.mail.com/people/13206-kelly-ayotte.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/13206-kelly-ayotte.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation. Rubio's Reclaim America political action committee says in the new ad that Ayotte has sought to reduce gun violence ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html 2013-05-13T21:23:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the responsibility rested," Thomas Pickering said Sunday. "They've tried to point a finger at people more senior than wher... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:53:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html 2013-05-12T18:53:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074420-lawmakers-white-house-discuss-sexual-assault.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met privately Thursday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Outrage over the Pentagon's latest estimates on sexual assaults and two recent cases of officers overturning convictions have injected ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:27:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074420-lawmakers-white-house-discuss-sexual-assault.html 2013-05-09T21:27:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068520-military-sex-assault-reports-up-changes-ordered.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, according to a new Pentagon report. Troubling new numbers estimate that up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, ... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:58:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068520-military-sex-assault-reports-up-changes-ordered.html 2013-05-07T22:58:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055310-nhs-ayotte-defends-gun-control-vote.html WARREN, N.H. (AP) — A woman whose mother was killed in last year's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator's first public appearance in New Hampshire since voting against gun control legislation. About 150 people attended the town hall meeting, where Ayotte defended her vote against a bill that would have... Wed, 01 May 2013 08:17:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055310-nhs-ayotte-defends-gun-control-vote.html 2013-05-01T08:17:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054610-gop-persists-with-questions-benghazi-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are continuing to pepper the Obama administration with questions about last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Although an independent review board has blamed inadequate security at the compound on senior management and leadership failures at the State Department, some GOP la... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054610-gop-persists-with-questions-benghazi-attack.html 2013-04-30T21:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040416-obama-hosts-female-senators-white-house-dinner.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dining on Alaskan halibut and slices of peach pie, President Barack Obama hosted the women of the Senate at the White House on Tuesday, laying the groundwork for better relations with lawmakers from both parties. All 20 female senators — 16 Democrats, four Republicans — showed up for the dinner, the White House said. The closed-door dinn... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:54:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040416-obama-hosts-female-senators-white-house-dinner.html 2013-04-24T01:54:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038374-tax-free-internet-shopping-jeopardized-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. The sales taxes would be sent to the states where a shopper lives. Under current ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:04:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038374-tax-free-internet-shopping-jeopardized-bill.html 2013-04-23T12:04:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has a range of legal options in the Boston Marathon bombings, and they could include seeking the death penalty against the 19-year-old suspect in the case. The administration has indicated it intends to move quickly to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But investigators plan to first question him w... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html 2013-04-20T21:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Turns out his power and the impassioned pleas of devastated families were no match for the force of gun rights advocates in Congress and across the nation. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html 2013-04-18T22:06:28Z 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/business/finance/1974450-senate-support-internet-sales-taxes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates of an effort to help states collect taxes on Internet sales won a symbolic but important victory Friday as the Senate signaled solid bipartisan support for the proposal. Senators voted 75-24 for a nonbinding measure that endorses giving states more power to collect existing sales taxes on purchases their residents make from out... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:14:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1974450-senate-support-internet-sales-taxes.html 2013-03-23T00:14:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964820-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime accused U.S.-backed Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons. The Obama administration rejected the Assad claim as a sign... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:30:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964820-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html 2013-03-20T03:30:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1963210-catchall-spending-bill-advances-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan full-year funding bill took a big step forward in the Senate on Monday, despite opposition from Republicans who were denied chances to offer money aimed at addressing home state problems like looming closures of air traffic control towers. The legislation advanced on a 63-35 procedural vote that sets up a vote on Tuesday to ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:08:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1963210-catchall-spending-bill-advances-senate.html 2013-03-19T01:08:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1940056-bin-ladens-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-ny.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the charismatic al-Qaida spokesman, fundraiser and son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, is likely to have a vast trove of knowledge about the terror network's central command but not much useful information about current threats or plots, intelligence officials and other experts say. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty Friday to... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:24:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1940056-bin-ladens-son-in-law-pleads-guilty-ny.html 2013-03-08T23:24:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1937432-obama-presses-with-gop-charm-offensive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Punctuated with the sounds of ringing phones and clinking china, President Barack Obama's new legislative diplomacy has Republicans wondering what took so long. Obama pressed ahead Thursday with his bipartisan political outreach, eliciting a cautious welcome in a capital that has been riven by gridlock and partisanship over how to lower ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1937432-obama-presses-with-gop-charm-offensive.html 2013-03-07T23:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935542-eating-out-obamas-overtures-to-gop-lawmakers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with lawmakers. Obama's efforts are aimed at jumpstarting budget talks and rallying support for his proposals on... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:39:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935542-eating-out-obamas-overtures-to-gop-lawmakers.html 2013-03-07T02:39:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1933374-top-us-commander-iran-sanctions-working.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration program of sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities is not working, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told a Senate committee Tuesday, adding that Tehran has a history of denial and deceit and is "enriching uranium beyond any plausible peaceful purpose." Gen. James M... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1933374-top-us-commander-iran-sanctions-working.html 2013-03-05T22:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1928282-spending-cuts-to-stay.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The spending cuts are here to stay if you believe the public posturing Sunday. The Senate's Republican leader Mitch McConnell called them modest. House Speaker John Boehner isn't sure the cuts will hurt the economy. The White House's top economic adviser, Gene Sperling, said the pain isn't that bad right now. So after... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:49:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1928282-spending-cuts-to-stay.html 2013-03-03T23:49:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1911472-condemn-pending-budget-cuts-spread-blame.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who's to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and governors worrying about the mess. But as leaders rushed past each other to decry the potentially deva... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:20:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1911472-condemn-pending-budget-cuts-spread-blame.html 2013-02-25T04:20:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895402-hagel-delay-opposition-time-to-hone-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The weeklong Senate recess gives outside interest groups opposed to Chuck Hagel's nomination to become defense secretary more time to sharpen their attack against President Barack Obama's choice. And they're not wasting any of it, promising to redouble their efforts to scour Hagel's record and to pressure senators to vote against him. Wh... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:49:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895402-hagel-delay-opposition-time-to-hone-attack.html 2013-02-15T20:49:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894020-hagel-stalled-confirmation-expected.html WASHINGTON (AP) — By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager to give up. But they've also given the White House an opportunity to cast the GOP as obstructing President Barack Obama's assembly of a second-term national security team. Senate Republicans... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:42:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894020-hagel-stalled-confirmation-expected.html 2013-02-15T08:42:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892328-afghan-troop-cuts-invite-comparison-to-iraq.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. looks to reduce American and Afghan forces in Afghanistan after 2014, Congress members are making comparisons to Iraq and predicting a sharp decline in troops will quickly lead to increased violence and instability. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, lawmakers pressed the Army general expected to become th... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:15:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892328-afghan-troop-cuts-invite-comparison-to-iraq.html 2013-02-14T20:15:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1890348-hagel-nomination-heading-to-vote-senate-floor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Republican senator once thought to be a possible backer of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense said she'll oppose his confirmation, while other GOP senators signaled they may delay a floor vote on the nomination unless the White House provides more information about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:07:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1890348-hagel-nomination-heading-to-vote-senate-floor.html 2013-02-14T00:07:35Z 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/business/finance/1887104-top-officers-issue-urgent-warning-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pending automatic spending cuts have put the U.S. armed forces on a path to being so unprepared for combat that it would be "immoral" to use them, the Defense Department's top leaders told lawmakers Tuesday in their most dire warning yet of how looming budget reductions could undercut military readiness. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1887104-top-officers-issue-urgent-warning-budget-cuts.html 2013-02-12T18:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886608-3-gop-senators-press-obama-answers-libya.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators are asking President Barack Obama whether he spoke to any Libyan government official during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last September. In a letter Tuesday, John McCain, Kelly Ayotte and Lindsey Graham pressed Obama on whether he sought help for U.S. personnel who were u... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886608-3-gop-senators-press-obama-answers-libya.html 2013-02-12T15:46:00Z 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