http://www.mail.com/people/16700-george-hw-bush.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/16700-george-hw-bush.html 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/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the National Labor Relations Board violated ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html 2013-05-07T20:22:38Z 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/politics/2043900-barbara-bush-jeb-run-weve-bushes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library Thursday, former first lady Barbara Bush brushed aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House in 2016. Appearing in an interview from Dallas on NBC's "Today" show, Mrs. Bush was asked if she thought that Jeb, the former governor of Florida, shou... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:22:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043900-barbara-bush-jeb-run-weve-bushes.html 2013-04-25T13:22:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043376-bush-clinton-families-stage-texas.html DALLAS (AP) — They have dominated American politics for the past three decades: the Bush and Clinton families, taking turns in a string of positions of power and influence. The dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library on Thursday shines a spotlight on two of the nation's most prominent political dynasties — and the prospect of another White Hou... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:01:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043376-bush-clinton-families-stage-texas.html 2013-04-25T07:01:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037068-bush-library-exhibits-911-war-katrina-recount.html DALLAS (AP) — A tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum begins in a bright area representing his early domestic agenda, but with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by chilling reminders of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This contrast, symbolizing Bush's abrupt shift in priorities less than eight months int... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:51:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037068-bush-library-exhibits-911-war-katrina-recount.html 2013-04-22T23:51:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential Republican senator said Wednesday that he intends to support President Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacancy on the federal appeals court in Washington, a promising development for a Democratic administration that has complained that Republicans have been too slow to allow votes on many of its judicial nominees. Of the c... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html 2013-04-10T21:34:43Z 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/news/politics/1965096-court-weighs-us-passport-dispute-jerusalem.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court had some tough questions Tuesday about the politically sensitive issue of whether Americans born in Jerusalem can list Israel as their birthplace on their U.S. passports. A 2002 law says yes, but the State Department says no. That led to a lawsuit by parents of an American boy named Menachem Zivotofsky, who was bo... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965096-court-weighs-us-passport-dispute-jerusalem.html 2013-03-19T18:05:39Z 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/1949680-george-p-bush-running-texas-land-commissioner.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George Prescott Bush filed the official paperwork Tuesday to run for Texas land commissioner next year, hoping to use a little-known but powerful post to continue his family's political dynasty in one of the country's most-conservative states. A Spanish-speaking attorney and consultant based in Fort Worth, Bush is considered a rising ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:04:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1949680-george-p-bush-running-texas-land-commissioner.html 2013-03-12T22:04:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944808-jeb-bush-political-reporters-crack-addicts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday likened political reporters to "crack addicts" and "heroin addicts" during a tour of morning talk shows that drew repeated questions about the still-distant 2016 presidential election. Bush, capping a media-heavy week that sparked chatter about a presidential campaign for a third member of his famil... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:14:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944808-jeb-bush-political-reporters-crack-addicts.html 2013-03-10T19:14:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941248-independent-ri-governor-considers-joining-dems.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The most well-worn political parlor game in Rhode Island these days surrounds Republican-turned-independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee and whether he intends to switch to the Democratic Party before next year's election. National Democrats gave Chafee a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in the fall, the state's all-Democ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:58:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941248-independent-ri-governor-considers-joining-dems.html 2013-03-08T17:58:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1930696-bush-citizenship-path-illegal-immigrants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes in a new book that the nation needs to completely overhaul its immigration policies but cautions against providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, a position that puts him at odds with some Senate reformers within his own party. In "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution," Bush... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:45:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1930696-bush-citizenship-path-illegal-immigrants.html 2013-03-05T00:45:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918006-jeb-george-p-bush-talk-education-texas.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his rising-political-star son, George P. Bush, spoke together Tuesday in Texas on education issues, and both men resisted efforts to get them to talk in detail about future political plans. The elder Bush, who is often mentioned as a possible contender for president in 2016, told an education forum org... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918006-jeb-george-p-bush-talk-education-texas.html 2013-02-27T04:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915710-senate-confirms-hagel-defense-secretary.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's pick the top Pentagon job just days before billions of dollars in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts hit the military. The vote was 58-41, with four Republicans joining the Democrats ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:21:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915710-senate-confirms-hagel-defense-secretary.html 2013-02-26T23:21:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1916770-calif-gop-pins-turnaround-hopes-chairman.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As Republicans nationwide reconsider the party's direction, nowhere is their challenge more daunting than in California. The state that produced Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and the "Orange County conservative" has banished the GOP to the margins, with the party now accounting for less than 30 percent of all registered voters. ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1916770-calif-gop-pins-turnaround-hopes-chairman.html 2013-02-26T21:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1915036-koop-who-transformed-surgeon-general-post-dies.html With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring. His nomination in 1981 met a wall of opposition from women's groups and liberal politicians, who complained President Ronald Reagan selected Koop, a pediatric su... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:04:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1915036-koop-who-transformed-surgeon-general-post-dies.html 2013-02-26T04:04:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1877986-hacker-gains-access-to-bush-family-emails-photos.html HOUSTON (AP) — Turns out even former presidents can fall prey to hackers. A mysterious email hacker apparently accessed private photos and messages sent between members of the Bush family, including both retired commanders in chief. The Secret Service is investigating the breach, which appeared to yield little more than a few snapshots and some family dis... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1877986-hacker-gains-access-to-bush-family-emails-photos.html 2013-02-08T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864310-correction-obit-barney-scottie-story.html DALLAS (AP) — In stories Feb. 2, Feb. 1 and Nov. 2, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Christmas videos featuring President George W. Bush's Scottish terrier Barney were filmed with a tiny video camera on his collar. A collar with a tiny camera was created for that use but footage was never taken that way. Instead, the videos were filmed by camera operators follo... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864310-correction-obit-barney-scottie-story.html 2013-02-07T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863252-barney-white-house-scottie-dies.html DALLAS (AP) — Thousands have offered their condolences via Facebook over the death of Barney, President George W. Bush's beloved black Scottish terrier. Bush and his wife, Laura, released a statement Friday saying their famous 12-year-old pooch had died after suffering from lymphatic cancer. "Barney was by my side during our eight years in the White House... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863252-barney-white-house-scottie-dies.html 2013-02-02T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859614-reset-pentagon-nominee-hagel-fights-job.html The odds should favor Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's next defense secretary despite strong Republican criticism at Thursday's Senate confirmation hearing. For one thing, Senate rejections of Cabinet nominations are rare. It hasn't happened since March 1989, when President George H.W. Bush's nomination of former Sen. John To... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859614-reset-pentagon-nominee-hagel-fights-job.html 2013-01-31T16:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation. "The political process works only when leaders are willing to listen," Kerry told his colleagues in his valedictory speech on Wednesday. More than a dozen Democrats and just a few Republicans list... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html 2013-01-30T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html 2013-01-25T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843356-obama-visit-to-kenya-1-day-africa.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the last four years, America's first black president spent less than a day in sub-Saharan Africa. That could now change. Presidential travel trends suggest Obama is likely to spend more time... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843356-obama-visit-to-kenya-1-day-africa.html 2013-01-24T16:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838594-poll-illegal-immigrants-stay-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6 in 10 Americans now favor allowing illegal immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens, a major increase in support driven by a turnaround in Republicans' opinions after the 2012 elections. The finding, in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, comes as the Republican Party seeks to increase its meager support among Latino voters... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838594-poll-illegal-immigrants-stay-us.html 2013-01-22T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A wistful moment for President Barack Obama came shortly after his public swearing-in ceremony. As he began walking off the inaugural platform to go into the U.S. Capitol for the traditional luncheon with lawmakers and other dignitaries, Obama stopped and turned around to look at the scene on the National Mall, filled with hundreds of th... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html 2013-01-21T21:58:00Z