http://www.mail.com/people/28890-richard-lugar.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/28890-richard-lugar.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020660-sen-lugar-to-knighted-british.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Richard Lugar is being knighted on orders from the Queen of England, joining a select list of Americans to receive the distinction. The Indiana Republican, who this year left the Senate after serving 36 years, will receive the rank of honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire during a ceremon... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:16:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020660-sen-lugar-to-knighted-british.html 2013-04-15T16:16:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995650-report-calls-to-cold-war-autopilot-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dwindling military budgets and the diminished threat of a nuclear war in Europe dictate that the United States and Russia abandon their Cold War mentality and gradually remove some nuclear weapons from ready-to-launch status, according to a report Wednesday. The study by an international group of political, military and security experts ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995650-report-calls-to-cold-war-autopilot-plan.html 2013-04-03T22:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To gauge the limits of the tea party's ability to frighten re-election-seeking Republicans into a rightward panic, spend time with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. One day he's blasting tea party hero Rand Paul on the Senate floor, calling the Kentucky senator's 13-hour filibuster — which criticized U.S. drone policy — wrong-headed... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html 2013-03-14T23:00:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836886-top-to-bottom-changes-congress-foreign-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican Rep. Ed Royce, two men at the forefront of Congress' changing guard on foreign policy. It was May 1997 and the lawmakers boarded a small plane to the African bush to ple... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836886-top-to-bottom-changes-congress-foreign-policy.html 2013-01-22T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808202-nra-lobbying-targets-courthouses.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association has enjoyed high-profile success over the years in shaping gun-rights legislation in Congress and statehouses, in part by campaigning to defeat lawmakers who defied the group. Now, the NRA has added a lesser-known strategy to protect its interests: opposing President Barack Obama's judicial nominees whom it... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808202-nra-lobbying-targets-courthouses.html 2013-01-09T07:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1801202-talk-gop-primaries-fiscal-cliff-vote.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time in attempting to deliver an explanation that would be acceptable to the tea party and the GOP's right flank, ... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1801202-talk-gop-primaries-fiscal-cliff-vote.html 2013-01-05T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742492-republican-opposition-downs-un-disability-treaty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. With 38 Republicans casting "no" votes, the 61-38 vote fell five short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify a treaty. The vote took place in an unusu... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742492-republican-opposition-downs-un-disability-treaty.html 2012-12-04T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats — including terrorists who seek to gain control of nuclear weapons. "We cannot let our guard down," Obama said, calling efforts to combat ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html 2012-12-03T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731782-senate-backs-quicker-withdrawal-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to President Barack Obama and the military as they engage in high-stakes talks about the pace of drawing down... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731782-senate-backs-quicker-withdrawal-afghanistan.html 2012-11-30T02:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731888-senator-writes-myanmar-leader-seized-cargo.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator is asking Myanmar's president for answers over the reported seizure of a ship's cargo bound for Myanmar with potential nuclear uses. Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported North Korea tried to ship materials suitable for uranium enrichment or missile development to Myanmar via China. It said Japanese authorities se... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731888-senator-writes-myanmar-leader-seized-cargo.html 2012-11-29T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727856-gop-divide-surfaces-early-2014-senate-contest.html WASHINGTON (AP) — That didn't take long. The fissures within the Republican Party that some say cost the GOP control of the Senate have resurfaced just three weeks after the election. This time conservatives are targeting a popular veteran congresswoman from a storied West Virginia political family making a bid for Democrat Jay Rockefeller's Senate seat i... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727856-gop-divide-surfaces-early-2014-senate-contest.html 2012-11-28T08:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722266-congress-fewer-moderates-deals-harder.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class of 2010 who sought a second term. Overriding those changes, though, is a thinning of pragmatic, centrist veterans in both parties. Among those leaving are some of the Senate's most pragmatic... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722266-congress-fewer-moderates-deals-harder.html 2012-11-26T08:06:00Z