http://www.mail.com/people/2930-peter-king.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/2930-peter-king.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050350-mother-bomb-suspects-insists-sons-innocent.html BOSTON (AP) — The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist. But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased attention after federal officials say Russian authorities intercepted her phone calls, including one in which she vaguely discussed jihad with her elder son. In anot... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:46:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050350-mother-bomb-suspects-insists-sons-innocent.html 2013-04-29T11:46:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043506-police-boston-suspects-planned-to-attack-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Marathon bombers were headed for New York's Times Square to blow up the rest of their explosives, authorities said Thursday, in what they portrayed as a chilling, spur-of-the-moment scheme that fell apart when the brothers realized the car they had hijacked was low on gas. "New York City was next on their list of targets," Mayor... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:47:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043506-police-boston-suspects-planned-to-attack-york.html 2013-04-26T00:47:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037548-police-2-arrested-al-qaida-linked-canada-plot.html TORONTO (AP) — Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran, police said Monday. The case bolstered allegations by some governments and experts of a relationship of convenience between Shiite-led Iran and the predominantly Sunni Arab terrorist network. Chi... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:06:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2037548-police-2-arrested-al-qaida-linked-canada-plot.html 2013-04-23T04:06:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has a range of legal options in the Boston Marathon bombings, and they could include seeking the death penalty against the 19-year-old suspect in the case. The administration has indicated it intends to move quickly to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But investigators plan to first question him w... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html 2013-04-20T21:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1952922-obama-immigration-bill-would-help-house-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told House Republicans Wednesday that they would benefit politically more than Democrats would from supporting a comprehensive immigration overhaul, lawmakers present said. One lawmaker, Rep. Phil Roe of Tennessee, said the argument elicited "light chuckles" from the assembled lawmakers, many of whom are skeptical ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1952922-obama-immigration-bill-would-help-house-gop.html 2013-03-13T23:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944146-ny-congressman-king-boxes-champ.html WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York has survived a two-round bout in the ring with former kickboxing champion "Irish" Josh Foley. Newsday reports (http://bit.ly/YTBM64) that the Long Island Republican squared off Saturday with Foley before a crowd of 400 in a Wantagh (WAHN'-tah) pub. No winner was declared. King is an avid boxing fan. He... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:27:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944146-ny-congressman-king-boxes-champ.html 2013-03-10T08:27:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1938784-us-court-charges-al-qaida-spokesman-911-crimes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was charged Thursday with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror network's top propagandist who lauded the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — and warned there would be more. Officials said Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was born in Kuwait and was bin Laden's son-in-... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:45:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1938784-us-court-charges-al-qaida-spokesman-911-crimes.html 2013-03-07T23:45:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934966-column-it-time-to-recast-legacy.html For all the things President Obama says he can't do because of the political gridlock in Washington, he can right a century-old wrong simply by picking up a pen. Tomorrow wouldn't be too soon. Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion, was arrested in October 1912, railroaded by an all-white jury the following June and eventually served a ye... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:52:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934966-column-it-time-to-recast-legacy.html 2013-03-06T08:52:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1933332-lawmakers-seek-pardon-boxing-champ.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his romantic relationships with white women, renewed their efforts on Tuesday. Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev., John McCain, R-Ariz., and William "Mo" Cowan, D-Mass., joined Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., to reint... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:49:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1933332-lawmakers-seek-pardon-boxing-champ.html 2013-03-05T20:49:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889632-house-clears-disaster-aid-houses-worship.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy to receive federal disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The House voted 354-72 for the bill, which now goes to the Senate. Houses of worship would be added to the federal government's list of private nonprofi... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:57:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889632-house-clears-disaster-aid-houses-worship.html 2013-02-13T19:57:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1868628-hillary-clinton-tests-is-better.html NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has undergone more medical tests but is "doing much better." He made the remarks Monday to New York Congressman Peter King. The two men spoke in front of reporters outside the funeral of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch. Clinton said his wife h... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1868628-hillary-clinton-tests-is-better.html 2013-02-04T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823824-stormy-issue-sandy-aid-settles-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief for Sandy victims. The Senate is expected to accept the measure early... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823824-stormy-issue-sandy-aid-settles-house.html 2013-01-16T14:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822884-house-approves-505-billion-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed painful party divisions inside Congress and out. The vote was 241-180, and officials said th... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822884-house-approves-505-billion-sandy-aid.html 2013-01-16T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820642-conservatives-chip-50b-sandy-aid-package.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives opposed to more deficit spending tried Monday to chip away at the $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package by requiring offsetting spending cuts to pay for recovery efforts and by stripping money for projects they say are unrelated to the Oct. 29 storm or not urgently needed. The push by budget hawks for amendments ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820642-conservatives-chip-50b-sandy-aid-package.html 2013-01-15T01:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801228-republican-party-divided-angry.html BOSTON (AP) — The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership. Long-standing geographic tensions have increased, pitting endangered Northeastern Republicans against their colleagues from other parts of the country. Enraged tea party leaders are threatening to knock off dozen... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1801228-republican-party-divided-angry.html 2013-01-07T13:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1797022-house-sets-vote-sandy-aid-criticism.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey upset with his decision to cancel action on the bill. Facing intense pressure, Boehner agreed Wednesday to schedule a vote Friday on $9 billion for the national flood insurance program and... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1797022-house-sets-vote-sandy-aid-criticism.html 2013-01-03T11:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795042-boehner-agrees-to-sandy-aid-vote-friday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. The speaker will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion for the national flood insurance program and another on Jan. 15 for a remaining $51 billion in the package, Republican Rep. Peter King ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795042-boehner-agrees-to-sandy-aid-vote-friday.html 2013-01-03T01:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795096-ny-lawmakers-house-gop-scraps-vote-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said late Tuesday he was told by the office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia that Sp... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795096-ny-lawmakers-house-gop-scraps-vote-sandy-aid.html 2013-01-02T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1786884-delays-litter-long-road-to-vehicle-rearview-rules.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the private hell of a mother's grief, the sounds come back to Judy Neiman. The SUV door slamming. The slight bump as she backed up in the bank parking lot. The emergency room doctor's sobs as he said her 9-year-old daughter Sydnee, who previously had survived four open heart surgeries, would not make it this time. Her own cries of:... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1786884-delays-litter-long-road-to-vehicle-rearview-rules.html 2012-12-26T23:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1765660-column-memo-to-goodell-tips-tags-good-idea.html Paul Tagliabue has become one of those guys we come to appreciate much more out of office than we did when he was in it. Part of that is because history has been kind, so far, in assessing his 17-year run as commissioner. Some of it may have to do with his successor. Tagliabue lacked charisma, but never smarts. Low-key and pragmatic to the end, he rarely ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1765660-column-memo-to-goodell-tips-tags-good-idea.html 2012-12-13T23:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758292-hunting-bin-laden-history-zero-dark-30.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal were knee-deep in preparing the follow-up to their Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker," a film that would chronicle the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, his escape in Tora Bora and the vanishing trail of the world's most wanted man. "Then history changed," says Bigelow. After a team of Navy SEALs killed bin Laden in h... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758292-hunting-bin-laden-history-zero-dark-30.html 2012-12-11T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751950-obama-asks-congress-604b-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October. It's a disaster whose cost is rivaled only by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2005 Hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Obama's request adds a h... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751950-obama-asks-congress-604b-sandy-aid.html 2012-12-08T00:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1724786-gop-lawmakers-flout-anti-tax-man-norquist.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn't pledge to oppose tax increases. Many lawmakers signed on. But now, several senior Republicans are breaking ranks, willing to consider raising more money through taxes as part of a deal with Democrats to avoid a catastrophic budget m... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1724786-gop-lawmakers-flout-anti-tax-man-norquist.html 2012-11-27T06:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724586-cuomo-sandy-cost-ny-nyc-32b-damage-loss.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation's largest city. The cost is for repairs and restoration and does not include an additional accounting of over $9 billion... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724586-cuomo-sandy-cost-ny-nyc-32b-damage-loss.html 2012-11-27T01:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1722528-gop-senator-fair-to-raising-revenue-table.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Sunday "it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table" as part of the solution to avoid the looming automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff." South Carolina's Lindsey Graham said he's "willing to generate revenue" by steps such as capping tax deductions, whic... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1722528-gop-senator-fair-to-raising-revenue-table.html 2012-11-25T18:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722444-gop-opposition-to-diplomat-rice-to-crack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposition to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next secretary of state began to crack Sunday as Sen. John McCain said she was "not the problem" in the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attack in Libya and suggested he could be persuaded to swing behind her possible nomination. McCain's comments provide an opening for the... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722444-gop-opposition-to-diplomat-rice-to-crack.html 2012-11-25T18:32:00Z