http://www.mail.com/people/36332-elijah-cummings.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/36332-elijah-cummings.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081158-obama-slams-gop-focus-benghazi-politics.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as President Barack Obama asserted that GOP charges of a cover-up are baseless. The latest Republican focus is the independent review that slammed the State Department for inadequate security a... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:03:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081158-obama-slams-gop-focus-benghazi-politics.html 2013-05-13T21:03:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073424-democrats-scandal-benghazi-deaths.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History suggests it might be a tough lift. The issue is complex, the next presidential election is more than three years... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073424-democrats-scandal-benghazi-deaths.html 2013-05-09T16:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070520-us-official-describes-libya-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and confusion about the fate of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. In a slow, ha... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:28:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070520-us-official-describes-libya-attack.html 2013-05-09T04:28:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2023022-park-service-chief-defends-handling-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing withering criticism from House Republicans, the director of the National Park Service Tuesday rejected suggestions the agency purposely hyped the negative impact of mandatory spending reductions for political gain. Automatic cuts to the agency, said Park Service chief Jon Jarvis, are "painful by definition. We have worked to try a... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:01:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2023022-park-service-chief-defends-handling-budget-cuts.html 2013-04-16T20:01:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he brokered while serving as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The 63-page report, issued Sunday after months of investigation, is certain to provide fodder for Republicans... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:17:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2019482-gop-lawmakers-blast-labor-secretary-nominee.html 2013-04-15T08:17:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1966542-gop-pillories-administrations-sequester-prep.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are accusing the Obama administration of poorly preparing for the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts while at the same time scaring people about their potential impact. "Agency after agency acts surprised that a law signed by the president 19 months ago actually meant what it said," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:41:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1966542-gop-pillories-administrations-sequester-prep.html 2013-03-20T06:41:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858490-2-nfl-seasons-agreement-hgh-tests.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones is among those NFL players who want the league and the union to finally agree on a way to do blood testing for human growth hormone. "I hope guys wouldn't be cheating. That's why you do all this extra work and extra training. Unfortunately, there are probably a few guys, a handful maybe, that ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858490-2-nfl-seasons-agreement-hgh-tests.html 2013-01-31T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812022-mlb-to-expand-blood-testing-hgh.html PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone, a decision the NFL used to pressure its players. Baseball players were subject to blood testing for HGH during spring training last year, and Thursday's agreement between manag... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812022-mlb-to-expand-blood-testing-hgh.html 2013-01-10T22:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806010-us-banks-to-pay-85b-mortgage-settlement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand to benefit from the latest mortgage-abuse settlement, but consumer advocates say U.S. banks may be getting the best of the deal. Banks have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on millions of homeowners in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Abuses includ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1806010-us-banks-to-pay-85b-mortgage-settlement.html 2013-01-08T09:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1804116-10-banks-agree-to-pay-85b-foreclosure-abuse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten major banks agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes. The banks, which include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, will pay billions to homeowners to end a review process of foreclosure files that was r... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1804116-10-banks-agree-to-pay-85b-foreclosure-abuse.html 2013-01-07T21:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1760442-lawmaker-nfl-players-trying-to-out-hgh.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Accusing the NFL players' union of "trying to back out" of an August 2011 agreement to start checking for human growth hormone, a congressman worried aloud Wednesday that the league will head into next season without a test for the banned drug. "Hopefully as we move down the line, players will see how incredibly ridiculous it looks for t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1760442-lawmaker-nfl-players-trying-to-out-hgh.html 2012-12-12T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759914-congress-science-hgh-test-nfl.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two full seasons since signing a labor deal that paved the way for HGH testing in the NFL, the league and the players' union still haven't agreed to implement anything. The NFL Players Association won't concede the validity of a test that's used by Olympic sports and Major League Baseball, and the sides haven't been able to jointl... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759914-congress-science-hgh-test-nfl.html 2012-12-12T00:51:00Z