http://www.mail.com/people/85628-jim-risch.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/85628-jim-risch.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among those who opposed Jewell. At Interior, Jew... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html 2013-04-10T23:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1969972-senate-panel-endorses-jewell-interior-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary, moving her nomination to the Senate floor for an expected vote next month. The committee's 19-3 vote in favor of Jewell came after current Interior Secretary Ken Salazar agreed to review a decision blocking const... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:08:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1969972-senate-panel-endorses-jewell-interior-chief.html 2013-03-21T17:08:54Z 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/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing. On a second controversial topic, he said that after reading a classified intelligence report on harsh interrogation techniques, he does not know if waterboarding has yielded useful informa... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html 2013-02-08T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1790370-apnewsbreak-sen-crapo-wont-fight-dui-charge.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, the Idaho Republican arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, doesn't plan to fight the charges when he appears in court in January, a spokesman said Friday. Meanwhile, results from a secondary blood alcohol test performed at the jail show the conservative three-term senator registered a higher level about an ho... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1790370-apnewsbreak-sen-crapo-wont-fight-dui-charge.html 2012-12-29T01:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1785648-idaho-senator-facing-dui-image-teetotaler.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo sponsored a 2010 bill to cut taxes on small beer brewers, he said he did so for pro-business, not pro-beer reasons. A Mormon, the Idaho Republican told The Associated Press at the time that he abstains from alcohol, and he pledged to have a root beer to celebrate if the bill passed. Crapo's arrest early Sunday... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1785648-idaho-senator-facing-dui-image-teetotaler.html 2012-12-24T21:50:00Z