http://www.mail.com/people/2894-kent-conrad.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/2894-kent-conrad.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1785092-lawmakers-fiscal-cliff-deal-elusive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With anxiety rising as the country lurches towards a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers are increasingly skeptical about a possible deal and some predict the best possibility would be a small-scale patch because time is running out before the yearend deadline. Sen. Joe Lieberman predicted Sunday: "We're going to spend New Year's Eve here, I belie... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1785092-lawmakers-fiscal-cliff-deal-elusive.html 2012-12-24T07:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745822-congress-votes-to-remove-word-lunatic-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — You can say "lunatic" all you want, but you probably won't have the government's blessing. The word "lunatic" will be stricken from federal law under legislation that passed the House Wednesday and is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature. The congressional action is the latest effort to remove language from the U.S. code th... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745822-congress-votes-to-remove-word-lunatic-law.html 2012-12-05T18:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727854-its-taxes-benefit-cuts-divide-democrats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just about taxes. There's another big obstacle to overcome as Congress and President Barack Obama work to skirt the fiscal cliff: deep divisions among Senate Democrats over whether to consider cuts to popular benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Much of the focus during negotiations seeking an alternative to $671 billion... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727854-its-taxes-benefit-cuts-divide-democrats.html 2012-11-28T18:06:00Z 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