http://www.mail.com/people/313306-jeanne-shaheen.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/313306-jeanne-shaheen.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144316-panel-rejects-request-military-base-closings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Another round of military base closings has hit a dead end. The Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee on Tuesday approved legislation rejecting the Defense Department's request to shutter installations and facilities in the United States that are no longer needed as the military branches cut the number of troops in uniform. ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:37:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144316-panel-rejects-request-military-base-closings.html 2013-06-11T22:37:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112852-vets-disability-benefits-law-schools-curb-backlog.html NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dustin Allison was riding in an armored vehicle at the head of a convoy in Iraq one morning in 2007 when an improvised explosive device went off, killing the driver and leaving Allison badly wounded. Shrapnel struck the Utah National Guard platoon leader behind his left ear, fracturing his skull and taking off a small piece of his ear.... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112852-vets-disability-benefits-law-schools-curb-backlog.html 2013-05-27T17:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099492-omalley-using-agenda-fundraising-to-explore-2016.html ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country. Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has methodically checked the necessary boxes tow... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099492-omalley-using-agenda-fundraising-to-explore-2016.html 2013-05-21T07:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama regrouped over dinner Wednesday with a dozen Democratic senators, attempting to press ahead on tenuous elements of his agenda after suffering a major setback on gun control. Emerging from a hotel blocks from the White House, two senators said they were not supposed to talk about what was discussed during the dinner... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html 2013-04-18T02:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946862-hagel-to-review-air-force-sexual-assault-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A case involving an Air Force general who dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel convicted of sexual assault will be reviewed at the top levels of the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a letter released Monday. But it's seemed unlikely that the ruling would be changed. Hagel said that under military law, neither he ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:24:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946862-hagel-to-review-air-force-sexual-assault-case.html 2013-03-12T00:24:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885542-senate-panel-approves-hagel-pentagon-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness and challenged his patriotism. On a party-line vote of 14-11, the Armed Services Committee voted to send th... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885542-senate-panel-approves-hagel-pentagon-chief.html 2013-02-12T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1884280-nh-lesbian-mom-who-sought-military-benefits-dies.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Charlie Morgan, a chief warrant officer in the New Hampshire Army National Guard who fought to repeal the federal law barring her wife from receiving benefits to help care for their daughter, has died. She was 48. Morgan died Sunday at a hospice in Dover after a battle with breast cancer, a spokesman for Gov. Maggie Hassan said. Morga... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1884280-nh-lesbian-mom-who-sought-military-benefits-dies.html 2013-02-12T02:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1868848-senate-passes-bill-to-improve-embassy-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow the State Department to transfer $1.1 billion to improve security at U.S. embassies overseas in the aftermath of the deadly assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last September. By voice vote, the Senate passed the bipartisan measure that would give the department the authority ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1868848-senate-passes-bill-to-improve-embassy-security.html 2013-02-05T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844142-democratic-support-hagel-grows.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic support for Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary grew on Thursday as the former Republican senator allayed concerns about his past statements on Israel and Iran. Sens. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chris Coons of Delaware and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said they met with Hagel thi... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844142-democratic-support-hagel-grows.html 2013-01-25T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1782450-congress-completes-633b-defense-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $633 billion defense bill for next year that would tighten penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions and bulk up security at diplomatic missions worldwide after the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya. The Senate voted 81-14 on Friday for the massive policy measure that covers the cost of ships, a... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1782450-congress-completes-633b-defense-bill.html 2012-12-21T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779632-house-approves-633-billion-defense-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but politically popular weapons at the expense of the military's ability to fight. The vote was 315-107 and sent the legislation to the Senate, where leaders hoped to wrap up the measure. The White Hou... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779632-house-approves-633-billion-defense-bill.html 2012-12-20T23:05:00Z