http://www.mail.com/people/4416-richard-blumenthal.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/4416-richard-blumenthal.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085748-trio-troubles-threatening-obamas-second-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the fore. Now, as he tries to pivot from a stinging defeat on that issue and push forward on others, the president finds himself rocked by multiple controversies that are demoralizing his allies, embolden... Wed, 15 May 2013 01:03:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085748-trio-troubles-threatening-obamas-second-term.html 2013-05-15T01:03:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak. The government's wide-ranging information gathering from the news cooperati... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html 2013-05-14T22:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069060-reports-gun-homicides-1990s.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun homicides have dropped steeply in the United States since their 1993 peak, a pair of reports released Tuesday showed, adding fuel to Congress' battle over whether to tighten restrictions on firearms. A study released Tuesday by the government's Bureau of Justice Statistics found that gun-related homicides dropped from 18,253 in 1993 ... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:27:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069060-reports-gun-homicides-1990s.html 2013-05-07T23:27:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066318-san-francisco-city-attorney-sues-monster-beverage.html NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco's city attorney is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children, saying the products pose severe health risks. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Monday that Monster is the "industry's worst offender" in the extent to which it targets youth and children. The action comes after Monster last week sued Herre... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:47:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066318-san-francisco-city-attorney-sues-monster-beverage.html 2013-05-06T19:47:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053716-officials-threatened-faa-towers-to-remain-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill. The disclosure came as senators ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:07:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053716-officials-threatened-faa-towers-to-remain-open.html 2013-04-30T21:07:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039192-lawmakers-urge-delay-control-tower-furloughs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As airport delays spread across the country, members of Congress on Tuesday urged the administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic controllers to give the White House and Congress time to find a less painful way of handling automatic spending cuts. Two senators, Republican Jerry Moran of Kansas and Democrat Richard Blumentha... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039192-lawmakers-urge-delay-control-tower-furloughs.html 2013-04-23T21:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026916-newtown-families-disappointed-senate-vote.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Emotionally drained and weary family members of the Newtown shooting victims, thrust into a new role as gun control lobbyists, said they're disappointed but undaunted by the U.S. Senate's rejection Wednesday of an amendment expanding background checks for gun purchases. Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:12:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026916-newtown-families-disappointed-senate-vote.html 2013-04-18T00:12:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026868-senate-stops-dems-effort-to-limit-ammunition.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to kill an effort to prohibit ammunition magazines that can carry more than 10 rounds. The proposal was one of the responses to the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre that were advanced by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats. They argued it was a way of reducing the likelihood that shooters cou... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:28:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026868-senate-stops-dems-effort-to-limit-ammunition.html 2013-04-17T22:28:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004712-senators-work-deal-expanding-background-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating gun violence. One possibility being discussed by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., would invol... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:54:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2004712-senators-work-deal-expanding-background-checks.html 2013-04-08T12:54:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997328-conn-gun-law-model-congress.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines Thursday in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a bipartisan deal that gun control proponents hope will spark action in Washington and state legislatures across the country. Just four months ago, the ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:18:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997328-conn-gun-law-model-congress.html 2013-04-04T21:18:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1984476-scooter-ads-face-scrutiny-govt-doctors.html WASHINGTON (AP) — TV ads show smiling seniors enjoying an "active" lifestyle on a motorized scooter, taking in the sights at the Grand Canyon, fishing on a pier and high-fiving their grandchildren at a baseball game. The commercials, which promise freedom and independence to people with limited mobility, have driven the nearly $1 billion U.S. market for p... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1984476-scooter-ads-face-scrutiny-govt-doctors.html 2013-03-28T21:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1953940-brominated-vegetable-oil-gatorade.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the ingredient. "I was like, 'Whoa,'" said Sarah Kavanagh, a 16-year-old from Hattiesburg, Miss., who wanted to know... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:14:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1953940-brominated-vegetable-oil-gatorade.html 2013-03-14T17:14:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained over gun curbs. The Democratic-led panel voted 11-7 to impose penalties of up to 25 years for peopl... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:14:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html 2013-03-07T22:14:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1922766-lawmakers-push-measure-israels-self-defense.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would back Israel militarily if the Mideast ally were to attack Iran in self-defense, a bipartisan group of senators said Thursday in introducing a forceful resolution. "No one wants another conflict anywhere in the world militarily, but we also don't want a nuclear-capable Iran," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at a ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:21:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1922766-lawmakers-push-measure-israels-self-defense.html 2013-02-28T21:21:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914512-officials-press-facebook-newtown-postings.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Facebook offered assurances Monday that the social media site is removing some posts and so-called tribute pages related to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over concerns they're being used to exploit the tragedy. Echoing complaints already brought by some Sandy Hook families and state officials, Connecticut's two U.S. sena... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:14:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914512-officials-press-facebook-newtown-postings.html 2013-02-25T22:14:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905960-connecticut-biden-urges-action-gun-control.html DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden sought to rally support for the Obama administration's gun control proposals as he spoke Thursday at a conference on gun violence being held not far from the scene of December's school massacre, saying it fundamentally altered the debate. Biden acknowledged gun control has traditionally been viewed as the thi... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:49:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905960-connecticut-biden-urges-action-gun-control.html 2013-02-21T23:49:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885458-senate-dems-gop-clash-gun-curbs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The toll of gun violence and the widespread disgust it has generated makes it time for new federal gun curbs that balance public safety with gun rights, Democrats said Tuesday at the Senate's latest hearing on restricting firearms. Republicans said today's unenforced gun laws give criminals no reason to fear ignoring them. And they warne... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885458-senate-dems-gop-clash-gun-curbs.html 2013-02-12T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1870938-slain-newtown-educators-to-honored-with-medals.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Presidential medals will be awarded posthumously to the six people who died protecting children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, officials said Tuesday. The principal, school psychologist and four teachers who were killed in the Dec. 14 massacre will be among the recipients of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, according to a Whi... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1870938-slain-newtown-educators-to-honored-with-medals.html 2013-02-05T21:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822568-us-condemns-comments-egypts-morsi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews and called for him to repudiate what it called unacceptable rhetoric. In blunt comments, the White House and State Department said Morsi's statements were "deeply offensive" and ran counter... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822568-us-condemns-comments-egypts-morsi.html 2013-01-16T03:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — If and when they choose to speak out, few will have more powerful voices in the national gun-control debate than the families of the Newtown shooting victims. Since their loved ones were killed in last month's elementary school massacre, the families have met with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and many have been in touch with... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html 2013-01-11T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured — an anniversary that came on the heels of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. Here's how some state and local leaders are taking action: __ AR... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html 2013-01-09T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800342-wounded-ex-rep-giffords-meets-with-conn-families.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Just days before the second anniversary of a mass shooting that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman was in Newtown meeting privately with families of those killed during last month's massacre at an elementary school. Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, was accompanied Friday by her husband, retired astronau... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800342-wounded-ex-rep-giffords-meets-with-conn-families.html 2013-01-05T07:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775730-one-shattered-newtown-buries-dead.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — One by one by one by one, each with fresh heartbreak, hearses crisscrossed two New England towns on Wednesday, bearing three tiny victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre and a heroic teacher in a seemingly never-ending series of funeral processions. "The first few days, all you heard were helicopters," said Dr. Joseph Young, an opt... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775730-one-shattered-newtown-buries-dead.html 2012-12-20T02:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday took its first hard look at the damage from Superstorm Sandy amid appeals for tens of billions of dollars in additional disaster assistance to rebuild from one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the Northeast. Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, lawmakers from states incurring... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html 2012-11-29T19:51:00Z