http://www.mail.com/people/2928-ileana-ros-lehtinen.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/2928-ileana-ros-lehtinen.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2162574-us-cuba-agree-to-resume-migration-talks.html HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. Havana and Washington just wrapped up a round of separate negotiations aimed at restarting direct mail service, which has ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:28:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2162574-us-cuba-agree-to-resume-migration-talks.html 2013-06-19T22:28:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2124498-schumer-immigration-bill-to-pass-senate-july-4.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawmaker who helped negotiate a bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration predicted on Sunday that comprehensive legislation would overwhelmingly pass the Senate by July 4 while House Republicans cautioned that they would write their own version, one piece at a time. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he anticipates as many as 70 of the 10... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:59:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2124498-schumer-immigration-bill-to-pass-senate-july-4.html 2013-06-02T17:59:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html HAVANA (AP) — A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes Iran, Syria and Sudan. That is sure to ruffle feathers in Havana, which vehemently denies any links to terrorism. Cuba's government contends its inclusion on the list is a political vendetta by... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html 2013-05-01T23:40:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2013348-jay-z-references-cuba-trip-song-open-letter.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released "Open Letter" Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical of the trip questioned if the rapper's visit to Havana with wife Beyonce, which coincided with their fifth wedding anniversary, was officially licensed. On the song, Jay-Z ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:22:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2013348-jay-z-references-cuba-trip-song-open-letter.html 2013-04-11T18:22:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2009544-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licensed.html MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange. Assistant Treasury Secretary Alastair Fitzpayne wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional representatives that the famous hip-hop couple traveled to Cuba with a group authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:03:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2009544-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licensed.html 2013-04-10T03:03:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html MIAMI (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the communist island was licensed. U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida have written to the U.S. Department of Treasury expressing concern about the trip. In the letter, both sai... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:34:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html 2013-04-08T20:34:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1968168-obama-skeptical-assad-claim-chemical-weapons.html JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, but he's "deeply skeptical" of claims by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime that rebel forces were behind such an attack. Both the Assad regime and Syrian rebels have accused each other of using chemical ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1968168-obama-skeptical-assad-claim-chemical-weapons.html 2013-03-21T00:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935032-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html LONDON (AP) — Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran's president predicted great works in the afterlife. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on "a new chapter" for Venezuela, following 14 years in which Chavez cast himself as a bulwa... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:46:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1935032-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html 2013-03-06T22:46:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his passing was a tragic loss and others calling it an opportunity for Venezuela to escape his long shadow. Seen as a hero by some for his anti-U.S. rhetoric and gifts of cut-rate oil, others cons... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html 2013-03-06T03:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932014-us-lawmakers-push-tougher-nkorea-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Likening North Korea to a mafia state for its illicit activities, Republican lawmakers Tuesday called for tough U.S. action to cut the authoritarian nation's access to hard currency that helps fund its missile and nuclear programs. In addition to U.S.-supported moves afoot at the U.N. Security Council to tighten international sanctions i... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:29:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932014-us-lawmakers-push-tougher-nkorea-sanctions.html 2013-03-05T23:29:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1924196-obama-way-to-avoid-gay-marriage-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage and said the Supreme Court should strike it down. A day after his administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief unequivocally calling on the justices to strike down California's Propositio... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:19:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1924196-obama-way-to-avoid-gay-marriage-case.html 2013-03-01T18:19:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920934-obama-urges-court-to-overturn-gay-marriage-ban.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country. The Obama administration's friend-of-the-court brief marked the first time a U.S. president has urged the high court to expan... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920934-obama-urges-court-to-overturn-gay-marriage-ban.html 2013-03-01T00:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top lieutenant and first in the line of succession. The 81-year-old Castro also said he hopes to establish two-term li... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:23:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html 2013-02-25T04:23:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848238-kerry-hagel-drive-reboot-us-cuba-ties.html HAVANA (AP) — The nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry, once held up millions of dollars in funding for secretive U.S. democracy-building programs in Cuba. Defense Secretary hopeful Chuck Hagel has called the U.S. embargo against the communist-run island "nonsensical" and anachronistic. Both men are now poised to occupy two of the most imp... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848238-kerry-hagel-drive-reboot-us-cuba-ties.html 2013-01-26T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839730-defiant-clinton-takes-lawmakers-libya-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals. At times emotional and frequently combative, Clinton rejected GOP sugges... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839730-defiant-clinton-takes-lawmakers-libya-attack.html 2013-01-23T21:23:00Z 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/business/economy/1819380-lines-cuba-travel-agencies-day-1-law.html HAVANA (AP) — Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the island's much-hated exit visa requirement. The measure means the end of both real and symbolic obstacles to travel by islanders, though it is not expected to result in a mass exodus. Most Cubans ar... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1819380-lines-cuba-travel-agencies-day-1-law.html 2013-01-15T01:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1783022-mexico-frees-ex-marine-jailed-bringing-gun.html MIAMI (AP) — A Marine veteran jailed for months in Mexico after trying to carry a family heirloom shotgun across the border has been freed, U.S. officials and his lawyer said late Friday. The attorney for 27-year-old Jon Hammar tweeted Friday night that his client had been released from a detention center in Matamoros, Mexico. "Jon is out, going home!" Ed... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1783022-mexico-frees-ex-marine-jailed-bringing-gun.html 2012-12-22T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778470-lawmakers-officials-tangle-libya-raid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11 assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Two top State officials appealed to Congress to fully fund requests to ensure diplomats and embassies are safe. Testifying before ... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778470-lawmakers-officials-tangle-libya-raid.html 2012-12-20T21:05:00Z