http://www.mail.com/subjects/1678-governments.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/subjects/1678-governments.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092672-problems-surface-arizs-2007-immigration-law.html PHOENIX (AP) — The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The law marked a bold step by a state into an area that had long been the domain of the federal governmen... Fri, 17 May 2013 08:33:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2092672-problems-surface-arizs-2007-immigration-law.html 2013-05-17T08:33:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not o... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html 2013-05-17T00:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091936-georgia-governor-engaged-bible-dispute.html ATLANTA (AP) — When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented. An atheist, Buckner believes that no religious literature should be provided in government-owned lodging, and he presented that concern to management at the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091936-georgia-governor-engaged-bible-dispute.html 2013-05-16T23:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients of the marketing firm PMP. A records check with... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html 2013-05-16T23:24:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092006-cuban-prisoner-settles-lawsuit-md-company.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn't properly warned about or prepared for the risks of working in the communist nation. Alan Gross and his wife filed the lawsuit in November against the U.S. government and Bethesda, Md.,-based Dev... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:17:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092006-cuban-prisoner-settles-lawsuit-md-company.html 2013-05-16T23:17:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088642-ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. "I do," Sanford said, taking his oath. "Congratulations, you are now a member of the 113th Congress," House Speaker John Boehner said. With that... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:27:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088642-ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback.html 2013-05-15T22:27:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086512-prince-harry-ends-us-visit-with-conn-polo-match.html GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry helped lead a polo team to victory in a charity match before a society crowd Wednesday in Greenwich, wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in which he also toured areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy and avoided the kind of salacious headlines stirred by his last American tour. The prince scored a... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086512-prince-harry-ends-us-visit-with-conn-polo-match.html 2013-05-15T21:45:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088386-family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems. Though the election is a year away, the pos... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088386-family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race.html 2013-05-15T21:40:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated about... Wed, 15 May 2013 02:18:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html 2013-05-15T02:18:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html 2013-05-14T18:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago: plan a wedding. "The plan is to do it in August, definitely," Boelhower said Monday, shortly after Minnesota'... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-14T11:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083564-vt-poised-to-allow-lethal-meds-terminally-ill.html MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is poised to join three other states permitting doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients after the state House approved a compromise bill similar to Oregon's 1997 law. The bill, approved on Monday, now goes before Gov. Peter Shumlin, a strong supporter of the legislation. It marks the first ... Tue, 14 May 2013 06:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083564-vt-poised-to-allow-lethal-meds-terminally-ill.html 2013-05-14T06:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features. So the team, the public agency in charge of the stadium and the architects designing it literally saw the light. The yet-to-be-named multi-purpose facility will have a translucent ro... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html 2013-05-14T02:56:45Z 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/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. Herseth Sandlin, 42, announced her decision on her Facebook page Monday morning and confirmed it to The Associated Press. The Democrat said she decided not to seek her party's nomination... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html 2013-05-13T14:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081178-huge-drug-cost-disparities-health-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of the cost for expensive medications u... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:12:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081178-huge-drug-cost-disparities-health-overhaul.html 2013-05-13T07:12:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080036-snowe-presses-bipartisanship-book.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office. Outside the window, his daughters played in the snow with their dog. Inside, Snowe writes in a new book, she de... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:15:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080036-snowe-presses-bipartisanship-book.html 2013-05-12T15:15:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079042-va-governors-chef-amid-political-potboiler.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Todd Schneider came with a lot of celebrity cachet when he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion and he was soon cast as the co-star with first lady Maureen McDonnell when a cable channel toured the governor's residence, the gardens he tended and the kitchen he ran. As the beaming first lady looked on, Sch... Sat, 11 May 2013 16:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079042-va-governors-chef-amid-political-potboiler.html 2013-05-11T16:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076726-irs-apologizes-targeting-tea-party-groups.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for additional reviews because they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" ... Sat, 11 May 2013 07:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2076726-irs-apologizes-targeting-tea-party-groups.html 2013-05-11T07:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076838-boston-bombing-suspect-buried-virginia-cemetery.html DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a cemetery in central Virginia, infuriating some members of the area's Islamic community who say they weren't consulted and flooring at least one neighbor who said she didn't even know she lived near a burial ground. The secret interment this week at a small Islamic c... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076838-boston-bombing-suspect-buried-virginia-cemetery.html 2013-05-11T02:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077204-utah-to-to-use-dual-model-health-exchange.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance marketplace for small businesses, a system that lets employees pick health care ... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:55:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077204-utah-to-to-use-dual-model-health-exchange.html 2013-05-10T21:55:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076348-spire-installed-wtc-tower-making-1776-feet.html NEW YORK (AP) — The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward. The new 1 World Trade Center reached that height with the lowering of a silvery spire from a crane on Friday, officially taking its place as ... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:27:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076348-spire-installed-wtc-tower-making-1776-feet.html 2013-05-10T21:27:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076170-oj-to-vegas-court-hearing-bid-trial.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case. Simpson will take the witness stand to testify that the Florida lawyer who collected nearly $700,000 is to blame for his armed ro... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076170-oj-to-vegas-court-hearing-bid-trial.html 2013-05-10T20:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075246-wash-officials-courts-office-was-hacked.html OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website, officials said Thursday. Court officials said they have only confirmed that ... Thu, 09 May 2013 23:03:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075246-wash-officials-courts-office-was-hacked.html 2013-05-09T23:03:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074866-minn-house-approves-gay-marriage-would-12th.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the Midwest to pass such a law out of its Legislature. Lawmakers approved it 75-59, a critical step for the measure that would allow same-sex weddings beginning this summer. It's a startling... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:08:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074866-minn-house-approves-gay-marriage-would-12th.html 2013-05-09T22:08:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073498-ap-exclusive-calif-exchange-granted-secrecy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. The degree of secrecy afforded Covered California appears u... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:46:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073498-ap-exclusive-calif-exchange-granted-secrecy.html 2013-05-09T19:46:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074352-slovenia-announces-anti-bailout-measures.html LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to balance the budget and avoid seeking an international bailout. The small Alpine country, once a model of socialist economy, is racing to convince investors it has a credible strategy ... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074352-slovenia-announces-anti-bailout-measures.html 2013-05-09T17:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073304-ex-lawmaker-to-sentenced-nyc-fraud-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — A 74-year-old former New York State lawmaker who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency for her role in a corruption scandal faces up to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money. Shirley Huntley is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty to mail fraud con... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073304-ex-lawmaker-to-sentenced-nyc-fraud-case.html 2013-05-09T15:00:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070704-mark-sanford-renews-career-build-reputation.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has resurrected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he'll have to rebuild the reputation that once earned him praise as a possible presidential contender among colleagues. The Republican preached fiscal responsibility during his three terms in Congress ... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:27:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070704-mark-sanford-renews-career-build-reputation.html 2013-05-09T00:27:40Z