http://www.mail.com/people/2754-barack-obama.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/2754-barack-obama.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100832-library-honors-carole-king-with-us-pop-music-prize.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Carole King isn't done with music — not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend" was awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in a concert Tuesday. She received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the Library of Congress and wil... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:36:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100832-library-honors-carole-king-with-us-pop-music-prize.html 2013-05-22T01:36:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100702-fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-arrests-yet.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100702-fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-arrests-yet.html 2013-05-22T01:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:51:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:51:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2101596-obama-voices-support-senate-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the bill meets the challenge of fixing a broken U.S. immigration system. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill in a 13-5 vote after the panel's chairman agreed not to force a vote on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:40:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2101596-obama-voices-support-senate-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:40:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101460-pentagon-wants-450m-guantanamo-prison.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored the contradiction of the president waging a political fight to shutter the facility while the ... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:48:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101460-pentagon-wants-450m-guantanamo-prison.html 2013-05-21T23:48:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101120-diversion-air-today.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City. Television networks rushed their big names to the scene, including anchors Brian Williams of NBC's "Nightly News"... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101120-diversion-air-today.html 2013-05-21T23:43:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099500-irs-official-to-take-5th-house-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Lois Lerner heads the IRS division that singled out conservative groups for additional scrutiny when they... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:45:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099500-irs-official-to-take-5th-house-hearing.html 2013-05-21T22:45:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. McConnell, R-Ky., made the announcement after meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein, who is m... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T22:10:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are used by 1 in 7 Americans. The House and Senate have differed sharply on how much the domestic food aid should be cut, with... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html 2013-05-21T21:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apples-cook-faces-senate-questions-taxes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes. Cook said the subsidiaries have nothing to do with reducing its U.S. taxes, a message he struggled to convey to... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099768-apples-cook-faces-senate-questions-taxes.html 2013-05-21T21:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2101408-feds-halt-data-cull-dept-terror-report.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has given the job of compiling statistics used by the State Department to analyze trends in global terrorism to an academic group, a move that may complicate accurate unclassified assessments of patterns of terrorist activity for years to come. As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a major speech on counter... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2101408-feds-halt-data-cull-dept-terror-report.html 2013-05-21T21:45:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100762-white-house-reporters-prosecuted.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks. Although Obama believes leaking classified information violates the law, he also believes ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100762-white-house-reporters-prosecuted.html 2013-05-21T21:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100250-moniz-lng-exports-hold-until-data-reviewed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices. Moniz, who was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's new energy chief,... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100250-moniz-lng-exports-hold-until-data-reviewed.html 2013-05-21T20:47:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099468-protesters-rally-irs-tea-party-scrutiny.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd packed the sidewalks in front of and across the street from a Cincinnati federal building housing the In... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099468-protesters-rally-irs-tea-party-scrutiny.html 2013-05-21T20:39:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-fire-chief-search-complete-oklahoma.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday. Gary Bird said he's "98 percent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore, a community of 56,000 people. His comments came after emergency crews ... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-fire-chief-search-complete-oklahoma.html 2013-05-21T20:29:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101122-obama-opposes-gop-bill-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The White House said Tuesday that the bill "seeks to circumvent longstanding and proven processes" by removing a requirement for a presidential permit. The legislation also says no new ... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101122-obama-opposes-gop-bill-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline.html 2013-05-21T19:46:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100838-us-lawmakers-seek-limits-russia-cooperation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. Lawmakers are proposing a measure that would bar the administration from sharing classified missile defense data with Russia. That would undercut a path that arms control advocates have urged t... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:58:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100838-us-lawmakers-seek-limits-russia-cooperation.html 2013-05-21T18:58:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100278-with-high-tech-guns-users-disable-remotely.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press i... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100278-with-high-tech-guns-users-disable-remotely.html 2013-05-21T18:41:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html 2013-05-21T17:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100222-ap-sources-obama-punting-gay-immigration-idea.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate. President Barack Obama backs the proposal to give equal treatment to gays and lesbians, but is unlikely to... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2100222-ap-sources-obama-punting-gay-immigration-idea.html 2013-05-21T15:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority. As the country tries to rebu... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html 2013-05-21T12:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099498-charismatic-las-vegas-mob-lawyer-mayor-pens-memoir.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "Happiest mayor in the universe." Now, two years into a semi-retirement, Goodman has written a memoir about his career representin... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099498-charismatic-las-vegas-mob-lawyer-mayor-pens-memoir.html 2013-05-21T10:28:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White House, underlines the imp... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html 2013-05-21T09:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier. The extraordinary call was an admission that the FBI's a... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html 2013-05-21T07:32:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099492-omalley-using-agenda-fundraising-to-explore-2016.html ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country. Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has methodically checked the necessary boxes tow... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099492-omalley-using-agenda-fundraising-to-explore-2016.html 2013-05-21T07:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html 2013-05-21T06:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDon... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html 2013-05-21T03:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099096-ap-source-treasury-told-wh-irs-disclosure-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups. The official said Monday that Treasury told the White House in late April about a possible speech in which IRS official Lois Lerner would make a public apology and that outgoing Acti... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099096-ap-source-treasury-told-wh-irs-disclosure-plan.html 2013-05-21T01:41:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099050-lew-taps-government-retiree-pension-fund.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt. In a letter to congressional leaders, Lew said that he would tap the civil service retirement and disability fund and a ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099050-lew-taps-government-retiree-pension-fund.html 2013-05-21T00:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098694-gop-leaders-impeachment-talk-premature.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098694-gop-leaders-impeachment-talk-premature.html 2013-05-21T00:43:58Z