http://www.mail.com/people/4502-ronald-reagan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/4502-ronald-reagan.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762516-joe-allbritton-87-dc-media-banking-giant-dies.html McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington's most influential men through a media conglomerate of newspapers and television stations and a financial empire that once included Riggs Bank, died Wednesday. He was 87. He was suffering from heart ailments and died at a hospital in Houston, where he lived, said Frederick J. Ryan Jr., pre... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762516-joe-allbritton-87-dc-media-banking-giant-dies.html 2012-12-13T01:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759030-reset-debt-limit-looms-fiscal-cliff.html We now know what's on the other side of that menacing year-end "fiscal cliff." Another cliff. While White House and Republican congressional leaders labor behind closed doors to cut a deal to steer clear of the first cliff — mandatory tax increases and spending cuts due to hit in early January — another treacherous economic precipice looms. ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759030-reset-debt-limit-looms-fiscal-cliff.html 2012-12-11T18:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753478-floridas-crist-again-gop-ready.html TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida's political world expects him to seek his old job. "I will consider it, and I will think about it," Crist told The Associated Press by phone while boating off of Miami and before a planned dinner Saturday evening with former Democratic gov... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753478-floridas-crist-again-gop-ready.html 2012-12-08T21:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1748572-trade-offs-raising-medicare-eligibility-age.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal to reduce the government's huge deficits. But what sounds like a prudent sacrifice for an aging society that must watch its budget could have some surprising consequences, including higher premiums for people on Medicare. Unlike ta... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1748572-trade-offs-raising-medicare-eligibility-age.html 2012-12-07T15:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748068-foxs-correspondent-front-lines-with-obama.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Henry's assignment covering the White House would be a challenge for any journalist, no matter his employer. Yet Henry works at Fox News Channel, home base for viewers who longed for President Barack Obama's defeat. More than anyone, he understands how the natural adversarial role of reporting on the highest level of government has beco... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748068-foxs-correspondent-front-lines-with-obama.html 2012-12-06T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745364-court-hears-challenge-to-obama-recess-appointments.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration. Attorneys for the groups told a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that Obama abused his power... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745364-court-hears-challenge-to-obama-recess-appointments.html 2012-12-05T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country's first black president taking the oath of office. Now, as Obama prepares for his second-term kickoff, the capital is pre-occupied with a looming economic crisis, exit from war and a res... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html 2012-12-04T18:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," and wants to poke around on the Internet to learn more. Her destination is Small Demons, www.smalldemons.com, an encyclopedia and "Storyverse" that catalogues names, places, songs, products a... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1741804-search-engine-connects-literary-dots.html 2012-12-04T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742506-reset-obama-gop-circling-fiscal-crisis.html Democrats and Republicans are haunted by memories of budget deals gone bad. It's making it hard for them to put hope over experience and avert a looming fiscal disaster. Long gone are the halcyon days when President Lyndon Johnson would meet frequently — sometimes daily — with Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., to cut deals on civil rights an... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742506-reset-obama-gop-circling-fiscal-crisis.html 2012-12-04T16:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731322-ex-president-george-hw-bush-texas-hospital.html HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was in a Houston hospital Thursday for continuing treatment of a lingering cough. Bush, 88, has been in and out of the hospital recently for complications resulting from bronchitis, Methodist Hospital said in a brief statement. The hospital and Bush's spokesman in Houston, Jim McGrath, described Bush as in ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731322-ex-president-george-hw-bush-texas-hospital.html 2012-11-30T00:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731696-republicans-stepping-way-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election, Republicans quickly identified one of their mistakes as the party's dysfunctional relationship with Hispanic voters, who overwhelmingly voted for President Barack Obama. But the earliest efforts by GOP lawmakers to tackle immigration policy on Capitol Hill aren't likely to win them new support among His... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731696-republicans-stepping-way-immigration.html 2012-11-29T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727526-obamas-jan-21-inauguration-7th-history.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is adding an asterisk to his name in the history books. His inauguration will be only the seventh time that the constitutionally mandated date for a president's swearing-in — Jan. 20 — has fallen on a Sunday. So, following tradition, the inauguration will be on Monday, Jan. 21. The adjustment pu... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727526-obamas-jan-21-inauguration-7th-history.html 2012-11-27T23:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1721154-when-to-gender-gap-men-play-crucial-role.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama's re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box. For the first time in research dating to 1952, a presidential candidate whom men chose decisively — Republican Mitt Romney — lost. More women voted for the other guy. It's surprising it didn't happen sooner because women h... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1721154-when-to-gender-gap-men-play-crucial-role.html 2012-11-24T20:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1713788-sen-warren-rudman-nh-dies-82.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished people would have listened to him: that the U.S. was vulnerable to a major terrorist attack. Rudman left the Senate in the early 1990s but later led a commission that predicted the danger o... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1713788-sen-warren-rudman-nh-dies-82.html 2012-11-20T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1710584-obama-meets-with-cambodias-longtime-strongman.html PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — President Barack Obama arrived in Cambodia on Monday having just won four more years in office, but that is nothing compared to his host, Hun Sen. The 60-year-old Cambodian prime minister has held power since Ronald Reagan was in the White House, and says he's not stepping down until he is 90. Hun Sen is known as one of Asia's ... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1710584-obama-meets-with-cambodias-longtime-strongman.html 2012-11-19T15:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1709304-sandy-super-test-bloomberg-christie-cuomo.html NEW YORK (AP) — For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, it came with cool, businesslike assurance. Experts in leadership and disaster response interviewed by The Associated Pr... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1709304-sandy-super-test-bloomberg-christie-cuomo.html 2012-11-18T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1699104-prosecutor-embezzlement-plea-warning-to.html ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A federal prosecutor said Wednesday that a small-town Illinois bookkeeper's admission that she embezzled more than $50 million should serve as a warning for other public officials. Gary Shapiro, the acting U.S. Attorney for northern Illinois, called the case of former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell "one of the most significant abus... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1699104-prosecutor-embezzlement-plea-warning-to.html 2012-11-14T22:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1699058-liberal-group-outlines-substantial-medicare-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to prevent a raid on health care programs in upcoming budget talks, a think tank close to the White House on Wednesday released a plan for significant savings, mostly from Medicare. Medicaid and the new health care law are largely spared from cuts in the blueprint from the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress. Instead, it ... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1699058-liberal-group-outlines-substantial-medicare-cuts.html 2012-11-14T15:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1699788-petraeus-affair-role-biographers.html NEW YORK (AP) — The affair between retired Army Gen. David Petraeus and author Paula Broadwell is but an extreme example of the love/hate history between biographers and their subjects. Even before their outing led to Petraeus' resignation as CIA director, Broadwell had been criticized for the rosy tone of "All In," which The Associated Press described in... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1699788-petraeus-affair-role-biographers.html 2012-11-14T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1697996-global-warming-talk-heats-up-revisits-carbon-tax.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax. On Tuesday, a conservative think tank held discussions about it while a more liberal think tank released a paper on it. And the Congressional Budget Office issued a 19-page report on the different ways to make... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1697996-global-warming-talk-heats-up-revisits-carbon-tax.html 2012-11-14T00:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1692150-gop-showing-calif-worries-party-strategists.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem. The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — has entered a period of Democratic political control so far-reaching that the dwindling number of Republicans in the Legislature are in danger of becoming mere spectators at the statehouse. ... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1692150-gop-showing-calif-worries-party-strategists.html 2012-11-10T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1686352-obamas-big-hispanic-win-worries-republicans.html DENVER (AP) — Omayra Vasquez blinks and does a double take when asked why she voted to re-elect President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as breathing. "I feel closer to him," said Vasquez, a 43-year-old Federal Express worker from Denver. "He cares about the Spanish people." Millions of Hispanic voters seconded that emotion Tuesday with r... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1686352-obamas-big-hispanic-win-worries-republicans.html 2012-11-08T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1685490-gop-asks-why-where-we-here.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, blame-setting and testy debate over whether their party needs serious change or just some minor tweaks. The fallout will help determine whether the GOP might return to heights approximatin... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1685490-gop-asks-why-where-we-here.html 2012-11-07T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1681844-election-watch-lincoln-interlude-ap-analysis.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you: A LINCOLN INTERLUDE On election night, when it came to presidents on television, Barack Obama had some competition. Abraham Lincoln gave him a real run for his money. More than once... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1681844-election-watch-lincoln-interlude-ap-analysis.html 2012-11-07T07:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1680350-analysis-big-choice-governments-role.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Suspense over the too-close-to-call presidential race has partly obscured the fact that Americans on Tuesday will choose between two dramatically different visions of government's proper role in our lives. The philosophical gulf between the two nominees is wide, even if the vote totals may be razor-thin. With record numbers of people on ... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1680350-analysis-big-choice-governments-role.html 2012-11-05T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1676726-us-air-force-fleet-aging-warhorses-flying.html TOKYO (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit. The aging of the U.S. Air Force, a long-simmering topic in defense circles, made a brief appearance in the presidential debates when Repu... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1676726-us-air-force-fleet-aging-warhorses-flying.html 2012-11-05T00:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1676854-campaigning-victory-romney-speeches-shift.html NEWINGTON, N.H. (AP) — From an airport runway on a cold New Hampshire morning, Republican Mitt Romney faced 2,000 supporters and delivered the same speech he had given the day before — three times on the day before, actually. "I won't just represent one party, I'll represent one nation," the presidential candidate declared Saturday for the fourth time in ... Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1676854-campaigning-victory-romney-speeches-shift.html 2012-11-04T08:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1675416-win-lose-biden-race-2016.html SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after the election, Vice President Joe Biden will turn 70, with 40 years in elective office. But win or lose, this may not be Biden's last campaign. Just this week he jokingly told a voter in Florida that he should vote for Biden in four years after the man's health insurance rates drop because of Obamacare. Biden's preside... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1675416-win-lose-biden-race-2016.html 2012-11-03T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1675572-better-4-years-later-mixed-bag-answers.html It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 at the end of a televised debate. The answer was his landslide win. Since then, the question has become a cudgel for political ch... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1675572-better-4-years-later-mixed-bag-answers.html 2012-11-03T15:36:00Z