http://www.mail.com/people/27768-tom-daschle.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/27768-tom-daschle.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. Herseth Sandlin, 42, announced her decision on her Facebook page Monday morning and confirmed it to The Associated Press. The Democrat said she decided not to seek her party's nomination... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html 2013-05-13T14:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080036-snowe-presses-bipartisanship-book.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office. Outside the window, his daughters played in the snow with their dog. Inside, Snowe writes in a new book, she de... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:15:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080036-snowe-presses-bipartisanship-book.html 2013-05-12T15:15:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024310-letter-to-miss-senator-tests-ricin.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, authorities said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon. One senator, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, said authorities have a suspec... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:18:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024310-letter-to-miss-senator-tests-ricin.html 2013-04-17T04:18:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978876-ap-sources-sd-sen-johnson-wont-seek-re-election.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota plans to retire at the end of his term, party officials said Monday — a departure that gives Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat as they attempt to win back control of the chamber in 2014. Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, suffered a brain hemorrha... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:59:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978876-ap-sources-sd-sen-johnson-wont-seek-re-election.html 2013-03-26T00:59:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956544-lawmakers-want-obama-to-follow-up-outreach-effort.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At a recent gathering of House committee and subcommittee chairmen, Republican lawmakers were asked if they could name the legislative affairs staffer at the White House responsible for staying in contact with their panel. Not a single one could, said Rep. Greg Walden, who heads the House Republicans' campaign arm. "I shared this story w... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956544-lawmakers-want-obama-to-follow-up-outreach-effort.html 2013-03-15T14:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859614-reset-pentagon-nominee-hagel-fights-job.html The odds should favor Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's next defense secretary despite strong Republican criticism at Thursday's Senate confirmation hearing. For one thing, Senate rejections of Cabinet nominations are rare. It hasn't happened since March 1989, when President George H.W. Bush's nomination of former Sen. John To... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859614-reset-pentagon-nominee-hagel-fights-job.html 2013-01-31T16:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845718-obama-picks-foreign-policy-aide-chief-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Friday that his new chief of staff is longtime trusted aide Denis McDonough, whom the president described as a close friend unafraid to deliver straight talk. McDonough has been a longtime foreign policy adviser to the president and is popular among the White House staff. Obama made the announcement in th... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845718-obama-picks-foreign-policy-aide-chief-staff.html 2013-01-25T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846182-mcdonough-stranger-to-obama-inner-circle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In selecting Denis McDonough to be his next and fifth chief of staff, President Barack Obama is tapping a longtime confidant and unflappable ally to be his gatekeeper to the personalities and challenges that will confront him in his second term. Obama announced Friday that McDonough, now one of the president's closest national security a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846182-mcdonough-stranger-to-obama-inner-circle.html 2013-01-25T17:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826302-ap-sources-mcdonough-chief-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is likely to name Denis McDonough, one of his closest national security advisers, as his next chief of staff, according to people familiar with the White House thinking. However, White House officials say a final decision has not been made. In tapping McDonough, Obama would be relying on an inner circle ally for th... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826302-ap-sources-mcdonough-chief-staff.html 2013-01-17T10:21:00Z