http://www.mail.com/people/60258-adam-schiff.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/60258-adam-schiff.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053682-sharing-bombings-under-review.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately shared and whether the U.S. government could have disrupted the attack. "We want to go back and we... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053682-sharing-bombings-under-review.html 2013-05-01T00:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049624-lawmaker-fbi-checking-training-angle-bombing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged with joining with his older brother, Tamerlan, who's ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:48:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049624-lawmaker-fbi-checking-training-angle-bombing.html 2013-04-28T16:48:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045404-legal-issues-surround-boston-suspects-questioning.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The hospital-room questioning of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is generating concern about whether he should have been interrogated without first being told of his constitutional rights to silence and a lawyer — and, conversely, whether federal agents actually should have had more time with him before he was read his rights. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:52:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045404-legal-issues-surround-boston-suspects-questioning.html 2013-04-26T00:52:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has a range of legal options in the Boston Marathon bombings, and they could include seeking the death penalty against the 19-year-old suspect in the case. The administration has indicated it intends to move quickly to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But investigators plan to first question him w... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2033838-prosecutors-move-to-build-marathon-case.html 2013-04-20T21:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2028786-house-passes-pro-business-cybersecurity-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates and civil liberties groups that say it leaves Americans vulnerable to spying by the military. The House vote, 288-127, puts the spotlight on... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:07:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2028786-house-passes-pro-business-cybersecurity-bill.html 2013-04-18T20:07:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016626-us-stresses-limits-nkoreas-nuclear-firepower.html WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift attention from the disclosure that the North Koreans might be able to launch a nuclear strike. They insisted that while the unpredictable government might have rudimentary nuclear capabilities, it has not prove... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:54:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016626-us-stresses-limits-nkoreas-nuclear-firepower.html 2013-04-13T06:54:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010990-house-committee-approves-pro-business-cyber-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a new data-sharing program that would give the federal government a broader role in helping banks, manufacturers and other businesses protect themselves against cyberattacks. The bill, approved 18-2 by the House Intelligence Committee, would enable companies to disclose technical t... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:28:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010990-house-committee-approves-pro-business-cyber-bill.html 2013-04-10T22:28:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1878732-lawmakers-test-legal-waters-regulating-drones.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are considering whether Congress should set up a special court to decide when drones can kill American al-Qaida suspects overseas, much as a secret court now grants permission for surveillance. The effort, after CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of a drone attack that killed U.S. citizens, reflects a philosophical struggle in ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1878732-lawmakers-test-legal-waters-regulating-drones.html 2013-02-08T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876930-lawmakers-consider-regulating-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key lawmakers to consider lifting secrecy from what has become an important weapon in the fight against al-Qaida. Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counterterror adviser, was grilled for more ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876930-lawmakers-consider-regulating-drone-strikes.html 2013-02-08T15:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775790-dept-security-chief-resigns-benghazi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, where militants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans on Sept. 11. The resignations came as lawmakers expressed anger... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775790-dept-security-chief-resigns-benghazi.html 2012-12-20T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing fear that civil war in Syria could unleash the world's first use of chemical weapons in nearly three decades is based on two grim scenarios — neither considered likely but both carrying risks of civilian massacre and a major escalation of violence. The first is that President Bashar Assad, in a last-ditch effort to save his regim... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html 2012-12-07T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743188-mars-redux-nasa-to-launch-curiosity-like-rover.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel. The space agency on Tuesday announced plans to launch another mega-rover to the red planet in 2020 that will be modeled after the wildly popular Curiosity. To keep costs down, engineers will borrow Curiosity's blueprints, recycle spare parts where possib... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743188-mars-redux-nasa-to-launch-curiosity-like-rover.html 2012-12-05T00:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727858-blow-rice-moderate-senator-voices-concern.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Republican senator, vital to any White House hopes of getting U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state, said Wednesday she couldn't back any nomination until more questions are answered about the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya and Rice's State Department role during the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in Kenya. In... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727858-blow-rice-moderate-senator-voices-concern.html 2012-11-28T22:16:00Z