http://www.mail.com/people/27330-roger-wicker.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/27330-roger-wicker.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2094734-obama-agenda-marches-despite-controversies.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. "Absolutely not," Steven Miller, the recently resigned... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2094734-obama-agenda-marches-despite-controversies.html 2013-05-18T19:47:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090952-documents-ricin-letters-suspect-evaded-police.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials appears to have attempted to evade law enforcement just days before his arrest, according to FBI documents made public Thursday. James Everett Dutschke, 41, was arrested April 27 at his home in Tupelo, Miss., and charged with making ricin,... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090952-documents-ricin-letters-suspect-evaded-police.html 2013-05-16T20:38:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2057976-miss-ricin-letters-case-headed-to-grand-jury.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, an FBI agent testified Thursday. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutshcke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charge... Fri, 03 May 2013 03:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2057976-miss-ricin-letters-case-headed-to-grand-jury.html 2013-05-03T03:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2054568-tests-link-deadly-ricin-to-obama-letter-suspect.html TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn't take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase often used by an Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: "I am KC and I approve this message." Curtis was soon arrested at his house in north Mississippi and charged in the case. He swore ... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:41:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2054568-tests-link-deadly-ricin-to-obama-letter-suspect.html 2013-05-01T12:41:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050538-lawyer-ricin-suspects-unlivable.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis, a 45-y... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:10:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050538-lawyer-ricin-suspects-unlivable.html 2013-04-30T09:10:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2049474-mississippi-man-charged-suspicious-letters-case.html BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on a rival of James Everett Dutschke, then decided they had the wrong man. Federal authorities arrested Dutschke early Saturday at his hom... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:12:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2049474-mississippi-man-charged-suspicious-letters-case.html 2013-04-28T07:12:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048632-miss-man-charged-suspicious-letters-case.html BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — An ex-martial arts instructor made ricin and put the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, the FBI charged Saturday, days after dropping similar charges against an Elvis impersonator who insisted he had been framed. The arrest of 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke early Saturday capped a week in which investigators ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:06:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048632-miss-man-charged-suspicious-letters-case.html 2013-04-27T23:06:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046150-man-named-ricin-mailing-case-hiding.html SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said. Everett Dutschke, 41, had his home and former business i... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:12:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046150-man-named-ricin-mailing-case-hiding.html 2013-04-26T21:12:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043588-man-named-poison-letters-case-hiding.html SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home was searched in the investigation of poisoned letters sent to the president and others has apparently gone into hiding, but his attorney said he is cooperating and the FBI knows how to get in touch with him. Everett Dutschke had his home and former business in Tupelo searched in connection with the lette... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:29:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043588-man-named-poison-letters-case-hiding.html 2013-04-26T06:29:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042646-mississippi-mens-feud-looms-ricin-probe.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe, and authorities must now figure out if an online feud between the two men might have escalated into something more sinister. Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was released from a north Mississippi jail o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042646-mississippi-mens-feud-looms-ricin-probe.html 2013-04-25T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2041192-2nd-miss-man-investigated-ricin-case.html TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A second Mississippi man investigated in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator said Wednesday that investigators "ripped" through his house during an hours-long search the previous day after charges were dropped against another man in the case. No investigators appeared to be at the Tupelo home Wed... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2041192-2nd-miss-man-investigated-ricin-case.html 2013-04-24T18:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038552-apnewsbreak-ricin-suspect-released-jail.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail. Jeff Woodfin, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Oxford, Miss., says Paul Kevin Curtis has been released from custody. Woodfin says he doesn't know if there were... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:18:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038552-apnewsbreak-ricin-suspect-released-jail.html 2013-04-23T17:18:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037174-fbi-ricin-mississippi-suspect.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Investigators haven't found any ricin in the house of a Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony Monday from an FBI agent. Agent Brandon Grant said that a search of Paul Kevin Curtis' vehicle and house in Corinth, Miss., on Friday did not tu... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:39:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037174-fbi-ricin-mississippi-suspect.html 2013-04-22T21:39:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2035964-hearing-to-continue-monday-ricin-letter-case.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The man charged with mailing ricin-laced letters to the president and a senator was expected back in court Monday, and the hearing could reveal what evidence authorities have collected from searches of his home and vehicle. Through his lawyer, Paul Kevin Curtis has denied any involvement in the letters sent to President Barack Obama a... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:54:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2035964-hearing-to-continue-monday-ricin-letter-case.html 2013-04-22T09:54:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033250-america-week-chaos-horror-hope.html Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. A violent manhunt that paralyzed a major city, emptying streets of people and filling them with heavily armed police and piercing sirens. Amid the chaos came an emot... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033250-america-week-chaos-horror-hope.html 2013-04-20T17:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030732-obama-boston-capture-closes-chapter-tragedy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Friday night that the capture of a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings "closed an important chapter in this tragedy." But he acknowledged that many unanswered questions remain about the motivations of the two men accused of perpetrating the attacks that unnerved the nation. "The families of thos... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:03:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030732-obama-boston-capture-closes-chapter-tragedy.html 2013-04-20T03:03:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027662-man-charged-letters-case-described-troubled.html OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis at parties. Other accounts show a man who spiraled into emotional turmoil trying to get attention for his claims of uncovering a conspiracy to sell body parts o... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:17:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027662-man-charged-letters-case-described-troubled.html 2013-04-19T04:17:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1296614-10-things-to-friday.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. BREAKTHROUGH IN BOSTON PROBE The FBI releases photos and video of two suspects wearing backpacks whose images were caught by surveillance cameras. 2. WHAT'S SLOWING SEARCH FOR CAUSE OF TEXAS EXPLOSION ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:09:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1296614-10-things-to-friday.html 2013-04-19T01:09:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027414-obama-honors-bombing-victims-boston.html BOSTON (AP) — Called upon to console a grieving city and reassure a shaken nation, President Barack Obama on Thursday promised that Boston would "run again" after deadly twin bombings at its famous marathon. More than 2,000 people rose in a standing ovation in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and sang "America the Beautiful." Obama's message of resolve in ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:49:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027414-obama-honors-bombing-victims-boston.html 2013-04-18T21:49:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025890-miss-mail-suspect-described-body-parts-conspiracy.html CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and sometimes performed as an Elvis Presley impersonator. Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 5... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:15:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025890-miss-mail-suspect-described-body-parts-conspiracy.html 2013-04-18T05:15:40Z 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/scitech/health/2025936-ricin-bioterror-agent-with-real-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since the anthrax and terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the poison ricin has at times been lumped in with other bioterrorism agents because it comes from a relatively common plant and seems easy to make. But the reality is that ricin has created far more scares than victims and is more a targeted poison — an assassin's tool — th... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:43:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025936-ricin-bioterror-agent-with-real-victims.html 2013-04-17T16:43:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024954-police-to-suspect-mind-ricin-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A letter addressed to President Barack Obama is being checked for a "suspicious substance," a day after a letter addressed to a U.S. senator tested positive for poisonous ricin, the U.S. Secret Service says. The letter to Obama arrived Tuesday and was intercepted at a facility away from the White House, said Secret Service spokesman Ed D... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:13:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024954-police-to-suspect-mind-ricin-case.html 2013-04-17T16:13:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025810-capitol-police-investigating-suspicious-envelopes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol police are investigating the discovery of at least two suspicious packages in Senate office buildings and "the individual who delivered them is being questioned," Sergeant at Arms Terence Gainer said on Wednesday. Gainer said in an email the packages were delivered to at least two Senate offices. The development comes on the... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:04:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025810-capitol-police-investigating-suspicious-envelopes.html 2013-04-17T16:04:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025710-officials-2nd-suspicious-letter-intercepted.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a second suspicious letter that has been received in Washington was actually directed to the White House, not the Senate. Two officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the letter was being treated in the same manner as a separate one sent to Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker and was undergoing field ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025710-officials-2nd-suspicious-letter-intercepted.html 2013-04-17T15:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025730-secret-service-suspicious-letter-mailed-to-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance." A law enforcement official said the letter is very similar to one recently mailed to Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker. That letter tested positive Tuesday for poisonous ricin. The official requested anonym... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2025730-secret-service-suspicious-letter-mailed-to-obama.html 2013-04-17T15:44:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022986-pressure-cooker-bombs-suspected-boston-blast.html BOSTON (AP) — Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel — but said they still didn't know who did it and why. An intelligence bulletin issued to law enforcement and released late Tuesday included a picture of a mangled pressure... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022986-pressure-cooker-bombs-suspected-boston-blast.html 2013-04-17T05:34:31Z