http://www.mail.com/people/3276-joe-biden.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/3276-joe-biden.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161304-biden-calls-dc-voting-rights-tribute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday used a tribute to 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass to renew the call for equal voting rights for people who live in the nation's capital. During a ceremony unveiling a statue of Douglass in the Capitol, Biden hailed Douglass' work advocating equal justice, and noted that Douglass supporte... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:52:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161304-biden-calls-dc-voting-rights-tribute.html 2013-06-19T21:52:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2162518-vp-biden-pays-tribute-to-civil-rights-leader.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer. Biden, along with Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, used the U.S. Capitol ceremony to call for equal voting ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:24:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2162518-vp-biden-pays-tribute-to-civil-rights-leader.html 2013-06-19T17:24:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2160800-award-winning-journalist-michael-hastings-dies.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly bright and hard-charging reporter who wro... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2160800-award-winning-journalist-michael-hastings-dies.html 2013-06-19T07:25:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159026-biden-vows-to-beat-gun-lobby-pass-laws.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance. With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive ord... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159026-biden-vows-to-beat-gun-lobby-pass-laws.html 2013-06-18T19:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150512-mary-wilson-sings-ceremony-feting-rep-dingell.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol ceremony honoring Rep. John Dingell for becoming Congress's longest-serving member in history featured the expected, such as praise and jokes from Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. It included the unexpected — a pointed pitch to a roomful of congressional leaders and lawmakers by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for controversial... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:30:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150512-mary-wilson-sings-ceremony-feting-rep-dingell.html 2013-06-13T22:30:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150270-obama-meets-with-relatives-newtown-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, who were visiting Washington on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy to push anew for gun control. Legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers failed in the Senate in April, and ther... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:10:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150270-obama-meets-with-relatives-newtown-victims.html 2013-06-13T22:10:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141102-gun-control-advocates-mark-6-months-shooting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to do more without any new prospects of legislation to toughen gun laws. The lobbying visit Tuesday and Wednes... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141102-gun-control-advocates-mark-6-months-shooting.html 2013-06-10T13:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137994-vp-tag-team-biden-gore-to-campaign-markey.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic vice presidents are teaming up to head off a Republican victory in Massachusetts' special Senate election. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden and former Vice President Al Gore will attend a fundraiser in Washington on Tuesday for Rep. Ed Markey. He's running to replace former Sen. John Kerry, who stepped down to... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:15:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2137994-vp-tag-team-biden-gore-to-campaign-markey.html 2013-06-07T23:15:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2136044-dems-tap-star-power-money-mass-senate-race.html BOSTON (AP) — Democrats are dispatching a lineup of political heavyweights to Massachusetts, backed by a river of outside money, to head off the possibility that another upstart Republican pulls off a Senate special election stunner. National Republican groups have been reluctant to devote resources to a race that many Washington-based strategists have th... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:12:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2136044-dems-tap-star-power-money-mass-senate-race.html 2013-06-07T23:12:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2130260-lautenberg-recalled-tenacious-backer-transit.html SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — It's only fitting that a man remembered as Mr. Transportation took his final trip to Washington aboard an Amtrak train Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey was remembered at his funeral at a New York City synagogue by admirers including Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and s... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:42:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2130260-lautenberg-recalled-tenacious-backer-transit.html 2013-06-05T21:42:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129856-obama-xi-to-talk-cybersecurity-issues.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Alleged high-tech spying from inside China will top the agenda when President Barack Obama sits down this weekend in California with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but other topics including Syria and China's record on human rights also will be discussed, senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday. The White House sees cybersecuri... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:51:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2129856-obama-xi-to-talk-cybersecurity-issues.html 2013-06-04T23:51:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2125430-cybersecurity-tops-obamas-agenda-china-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will be looking for signs from China's leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as a top threat to the U.S. economy and national security. The talks between Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be followed by a July meeting be... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:13:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2125430-cybersecurity-tops-obamas-agenda-china-talks.html 2013-06-03T15:13:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121964-us-vp-biden-brazil-us-relations-enter-era.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Stronger trade ties and closer cooperation in education, science and other fields should usher in a new era in U.S.- Brazil relations in 2013, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday. Biden made his remarks after meeting with President Dilma Rousseff and Vice president Michel Temer on the last leg of his three-day visit to Brazil... Fri, 31 May 2013 19:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2121964-us-vp-biden-brazil-us-relations-enter-era.html 2013-05-31T19:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120586-nycs-bloomberg-i-feel-perfectly-safe.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he's in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to him and a group he helps lead. The billionaire hasn't shied from using his political post and his personal fortune to push for gun control well beyond the city limits, garnering both plaudits... Fri, 31 May 2013 13:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120586-nycs-bloomberg-i-feel-perfectly-safe.html 2013-05-31T13:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2119010-us-vp-biden-wraps-up-leg-brazil-visit.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up his visit to Rio de Janeiro with a visit to a slum on Thursday before traveling to Brasilia for a Friday meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Biden embraced and shook hands with residents of the Santa Marta hillside slum in Rio's south zone during the 30-minute visit. The slum is a... Thu, 30 May 2013 19:27:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2119010-us-vp-biden-wraps-up-leg-brazil-visit.html 2013-05-30T19:27:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118128-xi-obama-to-strike-up-relationship-summit.html BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping face weighty issues when they meet at a private estate in California next week, but their most important task may simply be establishing a strong rapport. Tucked away at a mansion with a private golf course on the edge of the Mojave Desert, Obama and Xi will search for the kind of pers... Thu, 30 May 2013 15:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118128-xi-obama-to-strike-up-relationship-summit.html 2013-05-30T15:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116592-october-visit-planned-brazils-president.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will roll out the red carpet to welcome Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, for an official state visit this fall. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Rousseff's Oct. 23 visit will also include the first state dinner of Obama's second term. Rousseff's visit was announced Wednesday while Vice President Joe Biden i... Wed, 29 May 2013 17:02:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2116592-october-visit-planned-brazils-president.html 2013-05-29T17:02:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2114626-trinidad-panel-taking-fresh-1990-uprising.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The Muslim cleric who led a small army that stormed Trinidad & Tobago's parliament in a blaze of gunfire is a free man. Never convicted of any charges, he cheerfully presides over a mosque and school complex in the country's bustling capital and shares time among his four wives, the maximum Islam allows. Yasin Abu Bakr and h... Tue, 28 May 2013 18:55:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2114626-trinidad-panel-taking-fresh-1990-uprising.html 2013-05-28T18:55:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2103674-obama-honors-carole-king-white-house-concert.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times. Two days after much of Moore, Okla., was flattened by a powerful tornado that killed 24 people, Obama pledged anew that the nation wil... Thu, 23 May 2013 01:55:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2103674-obama-honors-carole-king-white-house-concert.html 2013-05-23T01:55:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101628-biden-jewish-leaders-drove-gay-marriage-changes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and Grace" as examples of what helped changed attitudes on gay marriage. Biden says, quote, "Think — be... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2101628-biden-jewish-leaders-drove-gay-marriage-changes.html 2013-05-22T01:22:17Z 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/2090910-turkish-pm-talks-syria-with-obama-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence. At a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden, Obama says the only way to resolve the cri... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2090910-turkish-pm-talks-syria-with-obama-white-house.html 2013-05-16T19:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088686-obamas-assets-worth-18m-68m.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held assets last year that were worth between $1.8 million and nearly $7 million, according to federal financial disclosure forms the White House released Wednesday. Required by law, the forms allow public officials to list their assets in broad ranges, such as between $1 million and $... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:26:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088686-obamas-assets-worth-18m-68m.html 2013-05-15T23:26:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2087940-obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to host the conference June 3 at the White House. Carney said attendees will include mental health advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, government... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:55:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2087940-obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference.html 2013-05-15T17:55:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084002-wisconsin-boy-handwritten-response-biden.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response. The 7-year-old, second-grade student at Downtown Montessori Academy wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden and other officials a few months ago with a simple idea for making the world saf... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084002-wisconsin-boy-handwritten-response-biden.html 2013-05-14T11:25:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076110-prince-harry-salutes-war-dead-arlington.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World War II hero buried far from home. There were none of the shrieking throngs that greeted his arrival Thursday ... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:24:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076110-prince-harry-salutes-war-dead-arlington.html 2013-05-10T19:24:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074978-prince-harry-opens-weeklong-us-visit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honoring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a weeklong U.S. visit devoted to the wounded victims of war. Shrieking onlookers gave him the pop-star treatment, but he was all royal business. The British soldier-prince had one of Ame... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:14:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074978-prince-harry-opens-weeklong-us-visit.html 2013-05-10T04:14:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2075224-michelle-obama-honors-military-mothers-tea.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the British on Thursday. The afternoon White House affair, hosted by the first lady and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, was to recognize the women for Mother's Day. Britain's Prince Harry, who is on a weeklong visit to the U.S. devoted to the wounded victims of war, stop... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2075224-michelle-obama-honors-military-mothers-tea.html 2013-05-09T22:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070056-biden-susan-rice-obamas-absolute-confidence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and her authoritative role in the Obama administration. Biden says Rice has, in his words, "the absolute, total, complete confidence of the president." He says that when Rice speaks about foreign policy, nobody doubts that she's speaking for President Barack Obama. ... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070056-biden-susan-rice-obamas-absolute-confidence.html 2013-05-08T00:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z