http://www.mail.com/people/16956-jon-tester.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/16956-jon-tester.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Pres... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html 2013-05-20T16:31:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department of Vete... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html 2013-05-20T07:38:15Z 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/2031620-gun-votes-carry-big-risks-dems-rural.html WASHINGTON (AP) — There is little mystery, from a campaign viewpoint, at least, about the eight senators who crossed party lines in Wednesday's showdown vote on background checks for gun buyers. The four Democrats who voted against broader background checks are from largely rural states that voted heavily against President Barack Obama last fall. Three of... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:29:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2031620-gun-votes-carry-big-risks-dems-rural.html 2013-04-19T18:29:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025996-top-dem-sees-train-wreck-health-law-rollout.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Democratic senator who helped write President Barack Obama's health care law stunned administration officials Wednesday, saying openly he thinks it's headed for a "train wreck" because of bumbling implementation. "I just see a huge train wreck coming down," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., told Obama's heal... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025996-top-dem-sees-train-wreck-health-law-rollout.html 2013-04-17T20:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1986218-hasty-embrace-lawmakers-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court considered two landmark cases on gay marriage this week, the flood of activity across the street in the Capitol was not lost on Chief Justice John Roberts. "As far as I can tell, political leaders are falling all over themselves to endorse your side of the case," Roberts told lawyers urging the court to rule that mar... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:08:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1986218-hasty-embrace-lawmakers-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-29T07:08:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985416-lawmakers-rush-to-catch-up-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their support, dropping one by one like dominos. Taken together, their proclamations reflected a profound change in the American po... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:55:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985416-lawmakers-rush-to-catch-up-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-28T21:55:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983914-court-rules-gay-marriage-debate-wont.html NEW YORK (AP) — However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come. In oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday on two cases involving gay couples' rights, the justices left open multiple options for rulings that are expected in June. But they signaled... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:08:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983914-court-rules-gay-marriage-debate-wont.html 2013-03-28T07:08:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967580-senate-vote-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdown.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending. Federal mea... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967580-senate-vote-85-billion-cuts-avert-shutdown.html 2013-03-20T23:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1952452-lawmakers-question-progress-disability-claims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department is hoping the installation of a new computer system will eliminate the growing backlog of disability claims, but when officials showed the new program off to congressional staff last week, it didn't work. That example as well as the ever-growing number of backlogged claims led lawmakers to question the VA Wednesday about whet... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:39:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1952452-lawmakers-question-progress-disability-claims.html 2013-03-13T19:39:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1941298-parents-seek-us-probe-sons-singapore-death.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Months before Shane Todd's girlfriend found his body hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, the engineer told his parents he thought his life was threatened and that he was being asked to do something that might hurt U.S. national security. They were skeptical from the start when a Singapore detective said their son killed hims... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:05:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1941298-parents-seek-us-probe-sons-singapore-death.html 2013-03-08T19:05:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change. A letter signed by 53 senators said Nebraska Gov. Dave Heinem... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html 2013-01-23T22:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826480-obamas-gun-measures-face-tough-road-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals while the president's allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate are stopping well short of pledging immediate action. The fate of his plan could ultimately hinge on a handful of mo... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826480-obamas-gun-measures-face-tough-road-congress.html 2013-01-17T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1798068-apnewsbreak-floods-blamed-16-pipeline-spills.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators. The Department of Transportation report to Congress was crafted in response to a 2011 spill into Montana's Yello... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1798068-apnewsbreak-floods-blamed-16-pipeline-spills.html 2013-01-03T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784282-memorial-service-sen-inouye-held-hawaii.html HONOLULU (AP) — The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was remembered Sunday as an American hero whose legacy as a war veteran and longtime senator would be felt across Hawaii for years to come. The memorial service at Honolulu's National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific was attended by about 1,000 people, including President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Har... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784282-memorial-service-sen-inouye-held-hawaii.html 2012-12-23T22:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1724542-gop-blocks-bill-to-hunters-land-access.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging bill to give hunters and fishermen more access to public lands stalled in the Senate Monday after Republicans said it spends too much money. Republicans supported opening lands for outdoorsmen and many other provisions in the bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, but GOP senators blocked the legislation on principl... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1724542-gop-blocks-bill-to-hunters-land-access.html 2012-11-27T00:51:00Z