http://www.mail.com/people/27760-hilda-solis.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/27760-hilda-solis.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work with business and labor groups alike to create new jobs. "You will always have a person who has an open and balanced approach," Perez told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Comm... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:40:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027468-labor-nominee-perez-pledges-open-mind.html 2013-04-18T17:40:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1962508-obama-nominates-justice-official-to-top-labor-slot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the nation's chief civil rights enforcer. But the nomination quickly ran into trouble as a Republican senator declared he would block the nomination until GOP concerns about Perez's Justice Department tenure are addresse... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:54:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1962508-obama-nominates-justice-official-to-top-labor-slot.html 2013-03-18T20:54:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961726-justice-official-to-nominated-to-top-labor-slot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to fill yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama is set to nominate Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor, the White House says. If confirmed by the Senate, Perez, who has been head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division for 3½ years, would take over the L... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961726-justice-official-to-nominated-to-top-labor-slot.html 2013-03-18T13:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961658-obama-expected-to-nominate-perez-labor-post.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with White House deliberations says President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. Perez has headed the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division since 2009 a... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961658-obama-expected-to-nominate-perez-labor-post.html 2013-03-18T00:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943968-ap-source-obama-poised-to-pick-perez-labor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor, two people familiar with the process say. His nomination could come as early as Monday, the people familiar with the process said Saturday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because ... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:09:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943968-ap-source-obama-poised-to-pick-perez-labor.html 2013-03-10T14:09:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911862-race-ethnic-lines-visible-la-picks-mayor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The election that made Antonio Villaraigosa the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872 confirmed the clout of a fast-growing Latino population and turned the former barrio tough into one of the most visible Hispanic politicians in America. Eight years later, with the historic barrier to the mayoralty erased, issues of race and ethnicity... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911862-race-ethnic-lines-visible-la-picks-mayor.html 2013-02-24T16:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881258-obama-wielding-executive-power-2nd-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rule-making that touch many of the affairs of government. They are shaping the cost and quality of health plans, the contents of the school cafeteria, the front lines of future... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1881258-obama-wielding-executive-power-2nd-term.html 2013-02-11T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his administration — an image that was missing as he filled the first round of vacancies of his second term with a parade of white men. Obama is said to be looking at women, Latinos and openly gay candid... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html 2013-02-05T07:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1824166-interior-chief-salazar-stepping-march.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. A former U.S. senator from Colorado, Salazar ran the Interior Department throughout President Barack Obama's first term and pushed renewable power suc... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1824166-interior-chief-salazar-stepping-march.html 2013-01-16T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819992-obama-deflects-criticism-lack-diversity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans not to rush to judgment about who he will appoint to replace departing members of his team. In a declaration tinged with the rhetoric of his re-election campaign, Obama asserted: "We're not going backwards... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819992-obama-deflects-criticism-lack-diversity.html 2013-01-14T23:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama's inner circle. Solis, a former California congresswoman and one of the highest-ranking Hispanics i... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html 2013-01-10T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be his second-term Secretary of the Treasury, turning to one of Washington's most knowledgeable budget experts to manage prickly fiscal negotiations with Congress and steer the still-shaky national economy. Lew's nomination, expected Thursday, accelerates the ove... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html 2013-01-09T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1780114-labor-dept-urges-talks-bahrain-labor-unrest.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement with the United States, the Labor Department said Thursday. But the agency declined to suspend the trade pact, despite a request from the AFL-CIO. Instead, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis urge... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1780114-labor-dept-urges-talks-bahrain-labor-unrest.html 2012-12-20T19:42:00Z