http://www.mail.com/people/8208-joe-manchin.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/8208-joe-manchin.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081740-ex-gov-huntsman-launching-talk-siriusxm.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 presidential candidate, is helping launch a new monthly radio talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio aimed at promoting bipartisan politics. The former U.S. ambassador to China and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, will appear Wednesday on the inaugural edition of the call-... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:26:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081740-ex-gov-huntsman-launching-talk-siriusxm.html 2013-05-13T15:26:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072010-senate-rejects-firearms-federal-lands.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. The measure, backed by the National Rifle Association, represented one of two efforts Wednesday by gun rights supporters to take the offensive in Congress. Ac... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:13:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072010-senate-rejects-firearms-federal-lands.html 2013-05-08T22:13:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068202-backer-broader-gun-checks-up-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the principal sponsors of defeated gun background check legislation says he isn't giving up on getting a bill passed. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says backers of expanded background checks for gun purchases must focus on "where the comfort zone is" with gun owners. A bill Manchin co-sponsored with Republican Sen. Pat... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:29:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068202-backer-broader-gun-checks-up-fight.html 2013-05-07T11:29:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, a Birmingham, Ala., attorney who will assume the organization's pres... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:39:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061092-nra-official-culture-war-than-gun-rights.html 2013-05-04T00:39:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party — both to celebrate the victory in Wa... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html 2013-05-03T11:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049782-manchin-gun-bill-to-reintroduced.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back. Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday said he would re-introduce a measure that would require criminal and mental health background checks for gun buyers at shows and online. The West Virginia Democrat says that if lawmakers read the bill, they will support it. ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:02:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049782-manchin-gun-bill-to-reintroduced.html 2013-04-28T17:02:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039830-gun-control-fight-spills-to-federal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's fight over firearms restrictions isn't limited to Congress. It's also taking place in the halls of science — literally — where gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association differ over the direction federal research on gun violence should take. John Frazer, research director of the NRA's legislative arm, told a co... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:57:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039830-gun-control-fight-spills-to-federal.html 2013-04-23T22:57:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040412-senator-bar-people-terror-list-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate sponsor of a defeated compromise on expanding gun sale background checks says he'll consider changing the measure to add people on the government's terror list to those forbidden from owning firearms. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he's trying to find enough votes to push an altered background check measure th... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:52:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040412-senator-bar-people-terror-list-guns.html 2013-04-23T22:52:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — In the emotional politics of gun control, the suburbs seem to be emerging as a new sphere of influence. The Senate's defeat last week of firearms restrictions underscored the nation's shifting demographics and a pronounced divide on the gun issue between Americans in rural areas and residents of suburban enclaves, like Quakertown, o... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037678-suburbs-playing-key-role-gun-legislation.html 2013-04-22T21:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Turns out his power and the impassioned pleas of devastated families were no match for the force of gun rights advocates in Congress and across the nation. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029532-obama-victims-families-overcome-gun-owners.html 2013-04-18T22:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:26:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html 2013-04-18T20:26:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html 2013-04-18T18:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after the demise of gun control legislation, Senate supporters of the measure vowed to try again, while a leading opponent accused President Barack Obama of taking the "low road" when he harshly criticized lawmakers who voted against key provisions. "When good and honest people have honest differences of opinion about what polici... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html 2013-04-18T17:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024990-gun-control-loses-expanded-background-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter's school massacre in Newtown, Conn. "This effort isn'... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:57:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024990-gun-control-loses-expanded-background-checks.html 2013-04-18T03:57:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026196-praise-levity-greet-hagel-senate-return.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators who nearly buried Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found reasons to praise him on Wednesday. Seven weeks after his bruising Senate confirmation fight, Hagel fielded questions on the defense budget, Afghanistan, Syria and North Korea in his first appearance before the Armed Services Committee since it narrowly approved his nominatio... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026196-praise-levity-greet-hagel-senate-return.html 2013-04-17T21:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022330-senate-plans-background-check-vote-wednesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing a steeply uphill path to victory. By scheduling the roll call, Senate leaders ensured a showdown over the cornerstone of an effort by gun control supporters to tighten firearms laws followi... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022330-senate-plans-background-check-vote-wednesday.html 2013-04-17T00:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023470-giffords-meets-with-senators-gun-buyer-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly met Tuesday with the two senators sponsoring a compromise on expanding background checks for gun buyers. The session comes as Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., try figuring out how to push their background check measure through the Senate. "They're helping... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:34:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023470-giffords-meets-with-senators-gun-buyer-checks.html 2013-04-16T17:34:35Z 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/world/2018594-close-vote-background-checks-gun-buyers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call. The plan would "strengthen the background check system without in any way infringing on Second Amendment rights," Mai... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018594-close-vote-background-checks-gun-buyers.html 2013-04-15T02:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016564-gun-measures-moderate-senate-dems-bind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's push for tougher gun measures and expanded background checks has placed several moderate Senate Democrats facing re-election next year in a bind, forcing them to take sides on a deeply personal issue for rural voters. The choice: Either they stick with Obama and gun control advocates — and give an opening to cam... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:42:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016564-gun-measures-moderate-senate-dems-bind.html 2013-04-12T23:42:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions as the Senate braced for votes on amendments to gun control legislation next week. The plan by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., was one of several proposals Republicans were discussing in preparat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html 2013-04-12T21:57:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings. The bipartisan 68-31 vote rebuffed an effort to keep debate from even starting, giving an early victory — ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html 2013-04-11T23:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009918-boost-background-checks-senators-compromise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress. The compromise between Sens. Joe Manc... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:06:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009918-boost-background-checks-senators-compromise.html 2013-04-11T01:06:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2010622-mtv-cancels-buckwild-wva-stars-death.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — MTV said Wednesday it is canceling its West Virginia-based reality TV show "BUCKWILD" a week after the accidental death of 21-year-old star Shain Gandee. Network spokesman Jake Urbanski confirmed the news, saying it was "not an easy decision." "But given Shain's tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:12:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2010622-mtv-cancels-buckwild-wva-stars-death.html 2013-04-10T16:12:52Z 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/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the legalization of same-sex unions. The 66-year-old Democrat has said for years that he doesn't support gay marriage, and he voted for the 1996 federal law that defined marriage as the ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:40:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-08T23:40:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006582-obamas-domestic-agenda-this-week.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's second-term agenda will be robustly tested this week, with gun control and immigration in the spotlight on Capitol Hill and the White House releasing his long-delayed budget blueprint. In a taste of what lies ahead, Democratic gun legislation arrived on the Senate floor Monday — facing an aggressive Republican effort to block it. ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:00:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006582-obamas-domestic-agenda-this-week.html 2013-04-08T23:00:36Z 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