http://www.mail.com/people/8142-christopher-coons.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/8142-christopher-coons.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer Thursday to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet. But a final vote in the Senate was delayed until senators return from a weeklong vacation. Although opponents hope senators will hear from angry constituents over the next week, they have a steep hill to climb to defeat the bill in the Senate. The... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2043434-senate-advances-bill-to-tax-internet-sales.html 2013-04-25T22:58:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama regrouped over dinner Wednesday with a dozen Democratic senators, attempting to press ahead on tenuous elements of his agenda after suffering a major setback on gun control. Emerging from a hotel blocks from the White House, two senators said they were not supposed to talk about what was discussed during the dinner... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026912-obama-dines-talks-issues-with-senate-democrats.html 2013-04-18T02:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899172-us-legislators-mali-fact-finding-mission.html TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali's capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention to wrest back control of the country's north from the al-Qaida fighters entered its fifth week. French President Francois Hollande unilaterally launched the intervention last month after th... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899172-us-legislators-mali-fact-finding-mission.html 2013-02-18T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens. The Democratic-led outcry was emboldened by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with l... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html 2013-02-06T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the Obama administration weighs how to keep Islamic extremists in North Africa from jeopardizing national security without launching war. The spread of militants across Libya, Al... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861198-us-limited-fight-north-africa-militants.html 2013-02-01T07:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852896-obama-immigration-overhaul-now-time.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship while cracking down on businesses that employ people illegally and tightening security at the borders. He hailed a bipartisan Senate group on a similar ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852896-obama-immigration-overhaul-now-time.html 2013-01-29T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844142-democratic-support-hagel-grows.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic support for Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary grew on Thursday as the former Republican senator allayed concerns about his past statements on Israel and Iran. Sens. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chris Coons of Delaware and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said they met with Hagel thi... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844142-democratic-support-hagel-grows.html 2013-01-25T03:58:00Z 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/world/1795610-congress-oks-bill-expanding-rewards-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved legislation that would expand the State Department's rewards for justice program to target the world's most serious human rights abusers, with African warlord Joseph Kony a top target. The House passed the bill by voice vote Tuesday night and sent it to President Barack Obama for his signature. The State Department ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1795610-congress-oks-bill-expanding-rewards-program.html 2013-01-02T15:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1782994-kerry-familiar-face-world-stage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of state, is a familiar face to the world leaders vital to American interests. The son of a diplomat and Obama's unofficial envoy, Kerry spent hours walking around the palace in Kabul persuading Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to agree to a runoff election in fall 2009. The ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1782994-kerry-familiar-face-world-stage.html 2012-12-22T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1770068-foreign-policy-kerry-obamas-good-soldier.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes, spending hours drinking tea and taking walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai or engaging in delicate negotiations in Islamabad. ... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1770068-foreign-policy-kerry-obamas-good-soldier.html 2012-12-17T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749596-leading-conservative-demint-resigning-senate-seat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Jim DeMint, patron saint of the tea party and a would-be Republican kingmaker, announced suddenly Thursday he would resign his South Carolina seat to head Washington's conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, a shift that reverberated through a soul-searching GOP. Just two years into a second, six-year term, DeMint said he would... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749596-leading-conservative-demint-resigning-senate-seat.html 2012-12-06T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745632-us-military-planners-focused-mali-intervention.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military planners are working closely with African nations in advance of an offensive to wrest control of northern Mali from al-Qaida linked extremists, Obama administration officials said Wednesday. The cooperation reflects the increasing U.S. and international concern about the political, security and humanitarian challenges in Ma... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745632-us-military-planners-focused-mali-intervention.html 2012-12-05T18:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742492-republican-opposition-downs-un-disability-treaty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. With 38 Republicans casting "no" votes, the 61-38 vote fell five short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify a treaty. The vote took place in an unusu... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742492-republican-opposition-downs-un-disability-treaty.html 2012-12-04T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725700-congo-rebels-indefinitely-delay-exit-goma.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels who are believed to be backed by Rwanda once again postponed their departure from Congo's key eastern city of Goma on Friday, defying an international ultimatum for the second time. The delay raises the possibility that the M23 rebels don't intend to leave the city they seized last week, giving credence to a U.N. expert report th... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725700-congo-rebels-indefinitely-delay-exit-goma.html 2012-11-30T19:43:00Z