http://www.mail.com/people/1807650-michael-melia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1807650-michael-melia.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1838240-rival-conn-casino-tribes-forge-alliance.html UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — At sunrise one day last spring, the leaders of the Connecticut tribes that own two of the world's largest casinos stood together at the site of a 1637 massacre, commemorating the Pequot War attack in which one of their tribes took part in nearly wiping out the other. The Mashantucket Pequots, who own the Foxwoods Resort Casino, ho... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1838240-rival-conn-casino-tribes-forge-alliance.html 2013-01-22T18:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1817582-newtown-weighs-fate-conn-school-where-26-died.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown residents are divided on what to do with the school building where 26 people were killed, with some favoring demolition and construction of a memorial and others encouraging renovations. Many passionately gave their opinions at an emotional public meeting Sunday about the fate of Sandy Hook Elementary. "I have two children wh... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1817582-newtown-weighs-fate-conn-school-where-26-died.html 2013-01-14T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1816212-group-biden-offers-to-speak-with-newtown-families.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is leading an administration review of gun safety laws, has offered to talk with any families of the Connecticut elementary school shooting victims who would like to speak with him personally, a support group said Saturday. The group, Sandy Hook Promise, has been working to help the families whose ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1816212-group-biden-offers-to-speak-with-newtown-families.html 2013-01-12T19:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — If and when they choose to speak out, few will have more powerful voices in the national gun-control debate than the families of the Newtown shooting victims. Since their loved ones were killed in last month's elementary school massacre, the families have met with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and many have been in touch with... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html 2013-01-11T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1812048-newtown-parents-want-police-to-stay-schools.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Since the elementary school massacre in her hometown, Sarah Findley has found herself driving by her children's schools in Newtown, checking to make sure police are still stationed outside. The mother of three is among many people calling on school officials to keep up the police presence at schools in Newtown, which has had two offi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1812048-newtown-parents-want-police-to-stay-schools.html 2013-01-10T19:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809688-conn-moves-cautiously-guns-newtowns-wake.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern state that nevertheless has a strong gun culture and is home to some of the nation's best-known firearm makers. Gun control advocates and their allies in the state General Assembly wan... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809688-conn-moves-cautiously-guns-newtowns-wake.html 2013-01-09T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two dueling gun events played out in the hometown of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the second anniversary of her shooting, illustrating the sharp divide between gun reform advocates and Second Amendment stalwarts. Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik staged a gun buyback Tuesday in the parking lot of the Police Department, o... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html 2013-01-09T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805922-giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-lobbying-effort.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tuesday was not just a day for Tucson to remember the victims of the deadly shooting that severely injured then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. It was also a day when residents could see firsthand the nation's gun debate play out in a busy parking lot outside a city police station. On one side was a councilman who supports gun control l... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805922-giffords-kelly-launch-gun-control-lobbying-effort.html 2013-01-09T02:18:00Z