http://www.mail.com/people/15070-carl-levin.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/15070-carl-levin.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes. Senior Pentagon officials insisted on Thursday that the law should remain unchanged as the... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html 2013-05-16T20:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086580-hagel-informed-obama-latest-sex-abuse-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes — the second soldier involved in similar accusations — and the president made clear he wants that behavior stopped, officials said Wednesday. Hagel spokesman George Little told r... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:56:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086580-hagel-informed-obama-latest-sex-abuse-case.html 2013-05-15T17:56:42Z 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/scitech/health/2070540-military-sexual-assault-cases-unreported.html WASHINGTON (AP) — They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they've been drinking. Often those who sexually assault them are in the armed forces, too. But in the vast majority of military sexual assault cases — as many as 22,000 in 2012 — the victim chooses not to report the a... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:49:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070540-military-sexual-assault-cases-unreported.html 2013-05-08T21:49:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2070892-cyberattacks-growing-irritant-us-china-ties.html BEIJING (AP) — Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government, the first time it has made such an assertion in ... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2070892-cyberattacks-growing-irritant-us-china-ties.html 2013-05-08T18:57:49Z 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/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told a committee h... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html 2013-05-07T14:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections. It's admittedly early, with more than 18 months before the November 2014 elections... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html 2013-04-27T08:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045404-legal-issues-surround-boston-suspects-questioning.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The hospital-room questioning of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is generating concern about whether he should have been interrogated without first being told of his constitutional rights to silence and a lawyer — and, conversely, whether federal agents actually should have had more time with him before he was read his rights. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:52:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045404-legal-issues-surround-boston-suspects-questioning.html 2013-04-26T00:52:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042174-risk-including-gay-partners-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that could lose Republican support and jeopardize the entire bill. Both parties want the bill to succeed. Merely gett... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042174-risk-including-gay-partners-immigration-bill.html 2013-04-24T19:49:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman Republican congressman already showing interest. Republicans said the open Montana seat helps their chances to gain six sea... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html 2013-04-24T07:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039044-montana-democrat-baucus-rules-7th-senate-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana announced plans Tuesday to retire at the end of his term after a career of enormous power and notable independence, producing both collaboration and conflict with fellow Democrats on major tax and health care legislation. "I don't want to die here with my boots on. There is life bey... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:15:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039044-montana-democrat-baucus-rules-7th-senate-term.html 2013-04-23T22:15:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024976-report-us-footing-greater-bill-overseas-bases.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional report says. The exhaustive, yearlong investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee focused on costs a... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024976-report-us-footing-greater-bill-overseas-bases.html 2013-04-17T22:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026196-praise-levity-greet-hagel-senate-return.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators who nearly buried Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found reasons to praise him on Wednesday. Seven weeks after his bruising Senate confirmation fight, Hagel fielded questions on the defense budget, Afghanistan, Syria and North Korea in his first appearance before the Armed Services Committee since it narrowly approved his nominatio... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026196-praise-levity-greet-hagel-senate-return.html 2013-04-17T21:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to ensure the safety of chemical weapons in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress Wednesday. The decision to dispatch the 1st Armored Division tr... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html 2013-04-17T20:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025918-levin-law-enforcement-testing-letter.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Carl Levin says tests are being conducted on a suspicious letter that was delivered to his Saginaw office and the staffer who discovered the letter is spending the night at a local hospital as a precaution. Levin said in a statement on Wednesday that the staffer has had no symptoms. He said he did not know if the letter had... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025918-levin-law-enforcement-testing-letter.html 2013-04-17T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007994-admiral-us-ready-north-korea-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea if it decides to strike, the top American military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday, as the relationship between the West and the communist government hit its lowest ebb since the end of the Korean War. Amid increasingly combative rhetoric from Pyongyang, Adm.... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:30:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007994-admiral-us-ready-north-korea-strikes.html 2013-04-09T18:30:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979396-sd-sen-johnson-to-retire-cites-health-age.html VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Entering the auditorium on a motorized scooter and delivering remarks in halting speech, South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday that he would retire next year at the end of his term and acknowledged he remains limited by a 2006 health crisis that nearly killed him. Smiling and joking at times as he made the announcement at... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:01:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979396-sd-sen-johnson-to-retire-cites-health-age.html 2013-03-27T03:01:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976146-kerry-warns-iraq-iran-flights-to-syria.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner. Speaking to reporters during a previously unannounced trip to Baghdad, Kerry said that... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976146-kerry-warns-iraq-iran-flights-to-syria.html 2013-03-25T01:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974846-momentum-weakened-assads-ouster-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation within their ranks, foreign meddling and new finger-pointing over chemical weapons as the regime more firmly entrenches itself, giving no sign of stepping down any time soon. With the two-year civil war slogging on, the United States appears closer than ever to sending... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974846-momentum-weakened-assads-ouster-syria.html 2013-03-23T14:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970688-top-democrat-gop-senator-press-obama-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a senior Republican are urging President Barack Obama to use limited military force to end the two-year civil war in Syria. Michigan's Democratic Sen. Carl Levin and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona wrote the president Thursday, calling for air strikes against the Syrian regime's air... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:36:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970688-top-democrat-gop-senator-press-obama-syria.html 2013-03-21T18:36:39Z 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/news/us/1962764-ap-interview-us-general-overtures-to-karzai.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military chief in Afghanistan said Monday that his team is working as fast as possible to resolve issues that have infuriated Afghan President Hamid Karzai, including the delay in handing over a U.S.-run detention center and the withdrawal of American special forces from a troubled province neighboring Kabul. The eff... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:13:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1962764-ap-interview-us-general-overtures-to-karzai.html 2013-03-18T21:13:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1955630-ex-jpmorgan-execs-pressed-trading-loss.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former high-ranking executives at JPMorgan Chase faced tough questions from senators Friday about why the bank played down risks and hid losses from regulators when it was losing billions of dollars. The hearing was held a day after the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued a scathing report that ascribed widespread ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:30:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1955630-ex-jpmorgan-execs-pressed-trading-loss.html 2013-03-15T22:30:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948736-pentagon-forming-cyber-teams-to-prevent-attacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major damage and disruption to the country's vital infrastructure, a senior military official said Tuesday. Gen. Keith Alexander, the top officer... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:19:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1948736-pentagon-forming-cyber-teams-to-prevent-attacks.html 2013-03-12T19:19:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941300-levins-retirement-gop-rare-shot-senate.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's decision not to seek another term gives Michigan Republicans the chance to prove they can win a Senate election, while Democrats are left scrambling to keep a seat that has not been closely contested since the Detroit Tigers last won the World Series in 1984. Levin's announcement is expected to spark a frenzy o... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:36:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941300-levins-retirement-gop-rare-shot-senate.html 2013-03-08T23:36:52Z