http://www.mail.com/people/14850-jimmy-carter.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/14850-jimmy-carter.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098634-penn-urges-us-to-pressure-bolivia-to-free-us-man.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn said international pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales could help free Jacob Ostreicher of New York. "I... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:39:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098634-penn-urges-us-to-pressure-bolivia-to-free-us-man.html 2013-05-21T00:39:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090854-obama-walking-familiar-path-irs-allegations.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and social advocacy groups have searched for and exploited loopholes and fine points in the federal tax code. Over the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090854-obama-walking-familiar-path-irs-allegations.html 2013-05-16T19:25:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086500-nkorea-american-starts-life-special-prison.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. Kenneth Bae entered the prison Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch, but no other new details were ... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:50:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086500-nkorea-american-starts-life-special-prison.html 2013-05-15T08:50:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Not anymore. After three nuclear tests of apparently increasing power and a long-range rocket launch that puts it a big step closer to havi... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html 2013-05-10T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074422-nkorea-detained-american-smuggled-propaganda.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor, accusing him late Thursday of smuggling in inflammatory literature and trying to establish a base for anti-Pyongyang activities at a border city hotel. Still, the long list of allegations included no statem... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074422-nkorea-detained-american-smuggled-propaganda.html 2013-05-09T18:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073424-democrats-scandal-benghazi-deaths.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History suggests it might be a tough lift. The issue is complex, the next presidential election is more than three years... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073424-democrats-scandal-benghazi-deaths.html 2013-05-09T16:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070862-rodman-to-kim-do-solid-free-american.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North. "I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him 'Kim', to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose," Rodman said on Twitte... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:54:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070862-rodman-to-kim-do-solid-free-american.html 2013-05-08T10:54:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065994-limo-driver-fire-took-3-minutes-to-claim-5-lives.html REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — First came the tapping. Over the blasting music, limo driver Orville Brown heard someone in the backseat knock on the partition behind him, saying something about smoke. No smoking allowed, he told the crowd of partying women. Then the taps turned to urgent knocks, and someone screamed "Smoke, smoke" and "Pull over!" In just a ... Tue, 07 May 2013 02:58:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2065994-limo-driver-fire-took-3-minutes-to-claim-5-lives.html 2013-05-07T02:58:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2064172-nkorea-detained-american-disguised-identity.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday revealed a few more details about a Korean-American recently sentenced to 15 years' hard labor, saying he entered the country with a disguised identity. Pyongyang also rejected speculation that it intends to use Kenneth Bae as a bargaining chip. In remarks carried by state media, an unidentified Foreign Mini... Sun, 05 May 2013 13:03:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2064172-nkorea-detained-american-disguised-identity.html 2013-05-05T13:03:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058010-us-calls-nkorea-amnesty-sentenced-american.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. Kenneth Bae, 44, a Washington state man described by friends as a devout Christian and a tour operator, is at least the sixth American detained in North Korea since 20... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:53:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058010-us-calls-nkorea-amnesty-sentenced-american.html 2013-05-03T03:53:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043366-politics-hold-dedication-bush-library.html DALLAS (AP) — George W. Bush shed a sentimental tear. Barack Obama mused about the burdens of the office. Bill Clinton dished out wisecracks. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush chimed in, too, on a rare day of harmony at the dedication of the younger Bush's presidential library that glossed over the hard edges and partisan divides of five presidencies spanning more than three... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:14:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043366-politics-hold-dedication-bush-library.html 2013-04-25T20:14:16Z 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/news/world/1997812-carter-center-dings-kenyan-vote-tech-failures.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An American election observer group led by former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that Kenya's March 4 presidential election suffered serious technological shortcomings and that election officials at times prevented observers from carrying out their mission, but it said the election's paper trail preserved the will of Kenyan voters. ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:46:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997812-carter-center-dings-kenyan-vote-tech-failures.html 2013-04-04T15:46:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979398-taxpayers-pay-37m-ex-presidents.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton's 8,300-square-foot Harlem office near the Apollo Theater costs taxpayers nearly $450,000. George W. Bush spends $85,000 on telephone fees, and another $60,000 on travel. Jimmy Carter sends $15,000 worth of postage — all on the government's dime. The most exclusive club in the world has a similarly exclusive... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:52:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979398-taxpayers-pay-37m-ex-presidents.html 2013-03-26T12:52:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1978568-govt-spent-37m-ex-presidents-2012.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Being the leader of the free world is an expensive proposition. And the costs don't stop once you leave the White House. The government spent nearly $3.7 million on former presidents in 2012, according to an analysis just released by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. That covers a pension, compensation and benefits for offi... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:27:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1978568-govt-spent-37m-ex-presidents-2012.html 2013-03-26T01:27:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969266-passing-reference-argo-rankles-zealand.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thirteen minutes into the Oscar-winning movie "Argo," CIA agent Tony Mendez asks supervisor Jack O'Donnell what happened to a group of Americans when the U.S. Embassy was stormed in Tehran. "The six of them went out a back exit," O'Donnell tells Mendez, played by Ben Affleck. "Brits turned them away. Kiwis turned them away. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:14:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969266-passing-reference-argo-rankles-zealand.html 2013-03-22T01:14:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935032-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html LONDON (AP) — Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran's president predicted great works in the afterlife. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on "a new chapter" for Venezuela, following 14 years in which Chavez cast himself as a bulwa... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:46:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935032-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html 2013-03-06T22:46:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission accepted responsibility on Wednesday for the failure of an electronic vote counting system that has left the country in an electoral limbo, while a leading presidential candidate accused Britain's high commissioner of meddling in the crucial election. The election commission said that the final results of ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html 2013-03-06T17:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his passing was a tragic loss and others calling it an opportunity for Venezuela to escape his long shadow. Seen as a hero by some for his anti-U.S. rhetoric and gifts of cut-rate oil, others cons... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html 2013-03-06T03:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html CHICAGO (AP) — Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington's new laws legalizing recreational marijuana use, and a United Nations agency also urged challenges to the measures it says violate international treaties. The former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs criticiz... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:54:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html 2013-03-05T20:54:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1909808-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-afflecks-argo.html TORONTO (AP) — The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis says it will reflect poorly on Ben Affleck if he doesn't say a few words about Canada's role should the director's film "Argo" win the Oscar for best picture Sunday. But Ken Taylor — who said he feels slighted by the mov... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:03:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1909808-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-afflecks-argo.html 2013-02-23T19:03:22Z 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/politics/1902140-georgia-execution-halted-minute.html JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — The execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990 was halted Tuesday at the last minute so courts could consider claims that he's mentally disabled and other issues. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted its stay of execution as 52-year-old Warren Lee Hill was being prepared for lethal injection. In a 2-1 dec... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:55:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1902140-georgia-execution-halted-minute.html 2013-02-20T01:55:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882870-nras-lapierre-wonk-with-million-dollar-megaphone.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is more academic than marksman. "A policy wonk," says Joseph Tartaro, president of the pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation. "He is more professorial than you would think." ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882870-nras-lapierre-wonk-with-million-dollar-megaphone.html 2013-02-11T08:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1872952-obama-seeks-to-reset-relationship-with-netanyahu.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long and chilly four years, Barack Obama hopes to reset his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he makes his first trip to Israel as president this spring. Obama won't be carrying any big new Mideast peace plans when he embarks on the trip, which will also include a stop in the Israeli-occupied Palest... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1872952-obama-seeks-to-reset-relationship-with-netanyahu.html 2013-02-07T00:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870096-reset-kerry-push-mideast-peace-effort.html Nearly all American presidents since the 1970s have tried to broker peace deals in the Middle East. With John Kerry now at the State Department helm, President Barack Obama may try again. But as other presidents and Obama himself have learned, it's an elusive goal — often seeming within grasp then receding. There have been some successes — Egypt signed a ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870096-reset-kerry-push-mideast-peace-effort.html 2013-02-05T18:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850600-kenya-elections-observers-to-enhance-transparency.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's first nation-wide vote since devastating violence broke out after the nation's 2007 presidential election will be closely monitored by the international community and local observers to help ward off potential problems, officials said Monday. The disputed 2007 presidential election sparked off ethnic fighting that killed more... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850600-kenya-elections-observers-to-enhance-transparency.html 2013-01-28T15:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845846-ga-sen-chambliss-wont-seek-re-election-2014.html ATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced Friday that he wouldn't seek a third term in 2014, a race that already was likely to feature a contested Republican primary exploded into a free-for-all. Several Republicans, including several congressmen, are eyeing the seat. The more crowded the field, the more likely the GOP race will pit mains... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845846-ga-sen-chambliss-wont-seek-re-election-2014.html 2013-01-25T22:42:00Z