http://www.mail.com/people/14658-bobby-jindal.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/14658-bobby-jindal.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html 2013-05-14T18:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084562-gop-governors-want-special-prosecutor-irs-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican governors are urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted conservative political groups. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker call the allegations "Big Brother come to life." They want a special prosecutor to f... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084562-gop-governors-want-special-prosecutor-irs-case.html 2013-05-14T15:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:22:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html 2013-05-01T14:22:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008650-republicans-debate-message-battle-bad-messengers.html ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth and Opportunity Project" report, many party players maintain that the problem often is more about flawed messengers saying the ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:08:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008650-republicans-debate-message-battle-bad-messengers.html 2013-04-09T18:08:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988688-south-near-solid-block-obamacare.html ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states. "Not in South Carolina," Gov. Nikki Haley declared at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference. "We will not expand Med... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988688-south-near-solid-block-obamacare.html 2013-03-30T20:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' search for a way back to presidential success is drawing a striking array of personalities and policy options, creating a wide-open self-reassessment of the party. GOP activists may need three full years to decide which candidate and which philosophy will serve them best in 2016. Rival factions are trying to tug the party le... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html 2013-03-27T18:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959196-game-on-early-gop-auditions-2016-election.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The auditions have begun. Just two months into President Barack Obama's second term, Republican leaders are lining up to diagnose the GOP's ills while courting party activists — all with an eye on greater political ambitions. They have danced around questions about their White House aspirations, but the die-hard conservatives are alr... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:48:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959196-game-on-early-gop-auditions-2016-election.html 2013-03-16T23:48:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right. They say they want a leader brash enough to protect conservative orthodoxy and open-minded enough to help the Republican Party change its image: white, old, and male. And there's no shortage of Republicans angling to fill a void in party leadersh... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:18:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html 2013-03-14T21:18:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1953824-conservative-leader-gop-broaden-appeal.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the GOP struggles to broaden its appeal, the head of the American Conservative Union declared Thursday that the Republican Party is not a home for everyone, as prominent voices in Republican politics gather with thousands of conservatives and tea party activists outside Washington. The Conservative Political Action Conference offe... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:38:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1953824-conservative-leader-gop-broaden-appeal.html 2013-03-14T14:38:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943388-obama-cracks-wise-annual-gridiron-dinner.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama blamed the budget battle if his jokes fell flat at Saturday night's Gridiron dinner: "My joke writers have been placed on furlough." Always a target for digs, the president tossed out a few of his own during the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner, an annual event where political leaders, journalists and media exec... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:40:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943388-obama-cracks-wise-annual-gridiron-dinner.html 2013-03-10T14:40:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940210-gop-splits-immigration-terrorism-play.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Party divisions over immigration, anti-terrorism and other issues are bubbling to the surface just as President Barack Obama shows a new interest in capitalizing on GOP differences. The latest example played out Thursday on the Senate floor, where two Republican senators rebuked a third — tea party favorite Rand Paul of Kentuc... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:51:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940210-gop-splits-immigration-terrorism-play.html 2013-03-08T13:51:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1933202-gops-anti-tax-focus-trips-dems-budget-battle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans' unyielding stand against income tax increases has caught President Barack Obama and his allies off guard, resulting in the spending-cuts-only approach to deficit reduction that Democrats most wanted to avoid. It also has dimmed hopes for broader efforts this year to start taming the costly and fast-growing "ent... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:02:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1933202-gops-anti-tax-focus-trips-dems-budget-battle.html 2013-03-05T18:02:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1926602-romney-national-stage.html BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is back, if only briefly. The former Republican presidential candidate is re-emerging after nearly four months in seclusion at his Southern California home. Former aides describe his burst of activity this month — a national broadcast interview, a speech at a gathering of conservatives — as a thank-you tour of sorts designed to c... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1926602-romney-national-stage.html 2013-03-02T14:02:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918202-americans-yawn-budget-cut-hype.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn. They know the drill: Obama raises the alarm, Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of holding a deal hostage, there's a lot of yelling on cable news, and then finally, w... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:24:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918202-americans-yawn-budget-cut-hype.html 2013-02-27T21:24:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913492-obama-warns-risks-budget-cut-uncertainty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked from the budget Friday. "The uncertainty is already having an effect," Obama said. "Companies are preparing la... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:48:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913492-obama-warns-risks-budget-cut-uncertainty.html 2013-02-26T01:48:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914852-jindal-faces-troubles.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal faces deepening troubles in his home state even as he dishes out advice on how the divided GOP can regroup and looks to position himself as a national party front man. The new head of the Republican Governors Association, who also is a potential future White House contender, has made a series of cuts to health ser... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:17:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914852-jindal-faces-troubles.html 2013-02-25T21:17:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909108-generation-governors-seeking-limelight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For governors with national ambitions, this is pad — and promote — your record time. Republicans Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is trying to ditch his state's income tax while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is working to shift people off his state's Medicaid rolls and onto private insurance. They are among the Republicans trying to claim an outs... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:17:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909108-generation-governors-seeking-limelight.html 2013-02-22T23:17:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1904154-kansas-homeowners-fight-brownback-plan-to-tax.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Brian Jones has been an admirer of Republican Sam Brownback's fiscal conservatism going back to Brownback's days as an anti-tax congressman in the 1990s. But now the real estate company owner from southeast Kansas finds himself in the odd position of fighting hard against the governor's plan for phasing out the state income tax. Brownb... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:07:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1904154-kansas-homeowners-fight-brownback-plan-to-tax.html 2013-02-20T21:07:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1890052-rubios-sip-water-joins-political-slips.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing trumps a carefully crafted political message like the unscripted moment. All-too-human blips and slips were the bane of politicians even before the social media age and Sen. Marco Rubio's sip seen 'round the world. Rubio's lunge for a drink of bottled water while delivering the Republican response to President Barack Obama's Stat... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:15:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1890052-rubios-sip-water-joins-political-slips.html 2013-02-13T21:15:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1883848-reset-delivering-gop-response-dubious-honor.html Most presidents are clearly energized from delivering their State of the Union addresses. The grandiose setting of a packed House chamber, the pomp and pageantry, the certain waves of applause from your own party and sometimes from the other side, too, are a good adrenaline rush. It's a hard act to follow. Just ask the lucky — or unlucky — politician cho... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1883848-reset-delivering-gop-response-dubious-honor.html 2013-02-11T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1859710-arizona-lawmakers-struggle-to-stay-priorities.html PHOENIX (AP) — One Republican proposal would ban state enforcement of federal gun laws. Another would require that hospitals check the citizenship of anyone treated in an emergency room. Still another would call for students to pledge loyalty oaths to the Constitution before high school graduation. It's early on in t... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1859710-arizona-lawmakers-struggle-to-stay-priorities.html 2013-01-31T21:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1843744-jindal-gop-stupid-party.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called on the Republican Party to "stop being the stupid party" on Thursday as GOP leaders promised fundamental changes to help stave off future losses. In the keynote address at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting, Jindal said the GOP doesn't need to change its values but "might need to ch... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1843744-jindal-gop-stupid-party.html 2013-01-25T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841386-soul-searching-focus-gop-gathers-nc.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican soul-searching begins in earnest this week as GOP officials from every state in the nation come together for the first time since their party's November shellacking. There is broad agreement that the Republican Party needs to undergo fundamental changes to remain competitive as surging minority populations re-shape the Am... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841386-soul-searching-focus-gop-gathers-nc.html 2013-01-23T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1833448-arizona-to-tax-hospitals-to-pay-medicaid.html PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has built a political career in standing up to the federal government over everything from immigration to health care. So she surprised almost everyone when she announced last week that she not only plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care law — she plans to fund it by raising taxes. ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1833448-arizona-to-tax-hospitals-to-pay-medicaid.html 2013-01-20T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831596-big-party-democrats-quiet-reflection-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all. With hundreds of thousands of Democrats traveling to nation's capital for President Barack Obama's inauguration activities, Republicans and supporters of last fall's GOP presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, are leaving town, or staying put and trying to avoid the crowd... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1831596-big-party-democrats-quiet-reflection-gop.html 2013-01-19T12:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830358-ex-new-orleans-mayor-nagin-charged-with-bribery.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Friday, the former mayor was indicted on charges he lined his pockets with bribe money, payoffs and gratuities while the chronically poor city struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina's punishing blow. ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830358-ex-new-orleans-mayor-nagin-charged-with-bribery.html 2013-01-18T22:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1820796-arizona-gov-opts-federal-medicaid-expansion.html PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care law, a surprising decision that could have an impact on other Republican governors weighing a similar decision. Brewer has opposed the federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act, citing worries o... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1820796-arizona-gov-opts-federal-medicaid-expansion.html 2013-01-15T00:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817246-hindus-fellow-believer-congress.html NEW YORK (AP) — When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's someone who shares her ethnicity and someone who shares her faith. To her surprise, they're two different people. Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the first Hindu elected to Congress... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817246-hindus-fellow-believer-congress.html 2013-01-14T08:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1805578-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue hundreds of millions of dollars of tax cuts in the new year. Oh yeah, they might raise some taxes, too. In many states, the exuberance to cut taxes during the 2013 legislative sessio... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1805578-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013.html 2013-01-08T11:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801228-republican-party-divided-angry.html BOSTON (AP) — The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership. Long-standing geographic tensions have increased, pitting endangered Northeastern Republicans against their colleagues from other parts of the country. Enraged tea party leaders are threatening to knock off dozen... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801228-republican-party-divided-angry.html 2013-01-07T13:10:00Z