http://www.mail.com/people/16966-john-hoeven.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/16966-john-hoeven.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054708-usgs-74b-barrels-oil-nd-mont.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the Dakotas and Montana, nearly double the amount previously estimated for the region. The new number from the U.S. Geological Survey is based on data largely from oil company and state drilling... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:28:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054708-usgs-74b-barrels-oil-nd-mont.html 2013-04-30T21:28:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. The disclosure came as sentiment grew among Senate ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042572-white-house-its-open-to-faa-furloughs.html 2013-04-24T22:53:48Z 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/business/finance/1974312-senate-endorses-keystone-xl-pipeline-construction.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has endorsed construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries. Senators voted 62-37 on Friday for the nonbinding measure. Seventeen Democrats and all 45 Republicans voted yes. For four years, environmentalists and others have tried to derail the project, saying extracti... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1974312-senate-endorses-keystone-xl-pipeline-construction.html 2013-03-22T22:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1953830-senate-gop-tells-obama-to-tone-attacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Polite yet firm, Senate Republicans told President Barack Obama on Thursday to tone down his political attacks and prod Democratic allies to support controversial changes in Medicare if he wants a compromise reducing deficits and providing stability to federal benefit programs. Participants at a 90-minute closed-door meeting said Obama a... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:42:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1953830-senate-gop-tells-obama-to-tone-attacks.html 2013-03-15T00:42:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1922766-lawmakers-push-measure-israels-self-defense.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would back Israel militarily if the Mideast ally were to attack Iran in self-defense, a bipartisan group of senators said Thursday in introducing a forceful resolution. "No one wants another conflict anywhere in the world militarily, but we also don't want a nuclear-capable Iran," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at a ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:21:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1922766-lawmakers-push-measure-israels-self-defense.html 2013-02-28T21:21:36Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1910004-obama-urges-congress-to-head-spending-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a little compromise is all Congress needs to turn off automatic, across-the-board budget cuts set to kick in a week from now. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the cuts will slow the economy and hurt the middle class. He says thousands of teachers will be laid off and air traffic controllers... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1910004-obama-urges-congress-to-head-spending-cuts.html 2013-02-23T13:04:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html 2013-01-29T23:30:00Z 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/politics/1798054-1-year-stroke-kirk-returns-to-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk walked the 45 steps up the Capitol on Thursday and reclaimed his seat in the U.S. Senate on the first day of the 113th Congress. The Illinois Republican was greeted at the foot of the Capitol steps by an open-armed Vice President Joe Biden. With Biden and Sen. Joe Manchi... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1798054-1-year-stroke-kirk-returns-to-senate.html 2013-01-03T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1753226-usda-to-allow-meat-grains-school-lunches.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids' meals. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress in a letter Friday that the department will do away with daily and weekly limits of meats and grains. Several lawmakers wrote the department after th... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1753226-usda-to-allow-meat-grains-school-lunches.html 2012-12-08T22:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749290-drought-revives-water-war-river.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The water wars are raging again in America's heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River — to drink from their faucets, irrigate their crops and float the barges that carry billions of dollars of agricultural products to market. From Montana to West Virginia, offi... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749290-drought-revives-water-war-river.html 2012-12-06T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead. Obama is facing increasing pressure to determine the fate of the $7 billion ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html 2012-12-01T15:31:00Z