http://www.mail.com/people/78734-saxby-chambliss.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/78734-saxby-chambliss.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066744-hole-in-one-obama-golfs-with-3-senators.html WASHINGTON (AP) — So much for overshadowing your rivals, Mr. President. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss didn't seem fazed by a rare congressional invitation to golf with President Barack Obama Monday, sinking a hole-in-one on the par-three 11th hole. The ace shot helped lead Chambliss and GOP teammate Sen. Bob Corker or Tennessee to victory over the Democ... Tue, 07 May 2013 00:03:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066744-hole-in-one-obama-golfs-with-3-senators.html 2013-05-07T00:03:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049638-lawmakers-syria-chemical-weapons-menace-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation's president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending military forces there. U.S. officials last week declared that the Syrian government probably had us... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:59:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049638-lawmakers-syria-chemical-weapons-menace-us.html 2013-04-28T17:59:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections. It's admittedly early, with more than 18 months before the November 2014 elections... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html 2013-04-27T08:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman Republican congressman already showing interest. Republicans said the open Montana seat helps their chances to gain six sea... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html 2013-04-24T07:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040532-lawmakers-intel-blocked-boston-bombs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are again asking whether a failure to share intelligence contributed to a deadly attack on U.S. soil, after senior officials briefed them Tuesday on the investigation into last week's bombings at the Boston Marathon. None of the lawmakers are saying — yet— that better sharing could have stopped the bombings, as Congress did aft... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:25:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040532-lawmakers-intel-blocked-boston-bombs.html 2013-04-24T01:25:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had embraced a radical, anti-American strain of Islam and was the driving force behind the Boston Marathon bombing. Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's condition was upgraded from serious to fair ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:59:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html 2013-04-23T22:59:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039044-montana-democrat-baucus-rules-7th-senate-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana announced plans Tuesday to retire at the end of his term after a career of enormous power and notable independence, producing both collaboration and conflict with fellow Democrats on major tax and health care legislation. "I don't want to die here with my boots on. There is life bey... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:15:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039044-montana-democrat-baucus-rules-7th-senate-term.html 2013-04-23T22:15:10Z 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/2019928-gun-background-check-deal-jeopardy-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the proposal, perhaps enough to derail it. But there was plenty of time for lobbying and deal-making to affect the outcome, and the sponsors seemed willing to consider carving out at least one exem... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:48:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019928-gun-background-check-deal-jeopardy-senate.html 2013-04-16T01:48:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his decision Tuesday as the White Hous... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html 2013-04-10T01:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1985408-obama-shame-us-congress-forgets-newtown.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:52:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1985408-obama-shame-us-congress-forgets-newtown.html 2013-03-28T21:52:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983930-obama-shame-us-newtown-forgotten.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to remember the children gunned down in America and not "get squishy" in the face of powerful forces against gun control legislation, as supporters struggle to win over moderate Democrats before a Senate vote expected next month. Obama, flanked by grim-faced mothers who have lost their chil... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:58:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983930-obama-shame-us-newtown-forgotten.html 2013-03-28T16:58:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1937432-obama-presses-with-gop-charm-offensive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Punctuated with the sounds of ringing phones and clinking china, President Barack Obama's new legislative diplomacy has Republicans wondering what took so long. Obama pressed ahead Thursday with his bipartisan political outreach, eliciting a cautious welcome in a capital that has been riven by gridlock and partisanship over how to lower ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1937432-obama-presses-with-gop-charm-offensive.html 2013-03-07T23:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935542-eating-out-obamas-overtures-to-gop-lawmakers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with lawmakers. Obama's efforts are aimed at jumpstarting budget talks and rallying support for his proposals on... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:39:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935542-eating-out-obamas-overtures-to-gop-lawmakers.html 2013-03-07T02:39:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931984-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-obamas-cia-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series of top-secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects, including American citizens. John Brennan's insta... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931984-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-obamas-cia-nominee.html 2013-03-06T00:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1922210-intel-committee-to-vote-week-cia-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early next week on John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA, the panel's leaders said Thursday. The Democratic leader of the committee had hoped to hold the vote Thursday. But Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., the committee's vice chairman, said consideration of Brennan's nomin... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:18:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1922210-intel-committee-to-vote-week-cia-nominee.html 2013-02-28T21:18:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915236-senate-panel-to-vote-this-week-cia-pick.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House commitment to provide lawmakers with additional information about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, may have cleared the way for a vote later this week on President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday. Republicans had demanded t... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915236-senate-panel-to-vote-this-week-cia-pick.html 2013-02-26T00:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice burned, Republicans are treading carefully around tea party groups as they pursue a Senate majority that slipped through their fingers in 2010 and 2012. "You'd have to be an idiot not to prepare" for primary election challenges from the right, no matter the state, says Rob Jesmer, who was executive director of the GOP Senate campai... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html 2013-02-21T22:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876158-military-to-place-quick-forces-libya.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September kept U.S. armed forces from responding in time to save four Americans. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chief... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876158-military-to-place-quick-forces-libya.html 2013-02-07T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873196-vets-groups-praise-hagel-adds-pressure-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: military veterans. Veterans' organizations have praised Chuck Hagel, a twice-wounded combat veteran of Vietnam and deputy administrator in President Ronald Reagan's Veterans Administration. The Ve... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873196-vets-groups-praise-hagel-adds-pressure-gop.html 2013-02-06T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858372-republicans-hammer-defense-nominee-chuck-hagel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. But with most Democrats in his corner, an unflustered Hagel seems headed for approval as defense secretary. Hagel, a former two-... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858372-republicans-hammer-defense-nominee-chuck-hagel.html 2013-01-31T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847862-apnewsbreak-harkin-wont-seek-6th-senate-term.html CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that eases some of the burden the national Republican Party faces in retaking the Senate. Harkin, chairman of an influential Senate committee, announced his decision during an interview with The Associated Press, saying the move could surprise some. T... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847862-apnewsbreak-harkin-wont-seek-6th-senate-term.html 2013-01-27T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845846-ga-sen-chambliss-wont-seek-re-election-2014.html ATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced Friday that he wouldn't seek a third term in 2014, a race that already was likely to feature a contested Republican primary exploded into a free-for-all. Several Republicans, including several congressmen, are eyeing the seat. The more crowded the field, the more likely the GOP race will pit mains... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845846-ga-sen-chambliss-wont-seek-re-election-2014.html 2013-01-25T22:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838334-senate-chair-count-up-hagel-vote-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republicans said Tuesday they would reserve judgment on Chuck Hagel's nomination until after his confirmation hearing next week, a positive sign for President Barack Obama's choice to head the Defense Department. Hagel, who already has drawn strong opposition from six Senate Republicans, continued his outreach to lawmakers on ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838334-senate-chair-count-up-hagel-vote-hearing.html 2013-01-22T23:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1801202-talk-gop-primaries-fiscal-cliff-vote.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time in attempting to deliver an explanation that would be acceptable to the tea party and the GOP's right flank, ... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1801202-talk-gop-primaries-fiscal-cliff-vote.html 2013-01-05T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1783506-fbi-question-benghazi-consulate-attack-suspect.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After months of asking, agents from the FBI questioned the only known suspect in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four diplomats, the suspect's Tunisian lawyer told The Associated Press Saturday. Ali Harzi, a Tunisian, was detained in Turkey and extradited to Tunisia in October where authorities have ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1783506-fbi-question-benghazi-consulate-attack-suspect.html 2012-12-22T14:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754332-romneys-47-percent-chosen-years-best-quote.html NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of the population dependent on the government and "binders full of women" topped this year's best quotes, according to a Yale University librarian. Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, released his seventh annual list of the most notab... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754332-romneys-47-percent-chosen-years-best-quote.html 2012-12-09T15:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1724786-gop-lawmakers-flout-anti-tax-man-norquist.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn't pledge to oppose tax increases. Many lawmakers signed on. But now, several senior Republicans are breaking ranks, willing to consider raising more money through taxes as part of a deal with Democrats to avoid a catastrophic budget m... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1724786-gop-lawmakers-flout-anti-tax-man-norquist.html 2012-11-27T06:53:00Z