http://www.mail.com/subjects/22462-separation-powers.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/22462-separation-powers.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html BERLIN (AP) — It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to Adolf Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944. The result? Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared, and if there... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html 2013-05-20T16:31:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089626-senate-panel-considers-labor-board-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans said Thursday they would not support five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, raising the possibility the troubled agency could be rendered mostly inoperable later this year. The board has already been working under a cloud since January, when a federal appeals court said the president violated the Constitu... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:22:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089626-senate-panel-considers-labor-board-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:22:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major changes to Argentina's system. President Cristina Fernandez said the measures her allies were pushing through would finally make the nation's courts more democratic and responsive... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html 2013-04-25T01:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2002308-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy.html CAIRO (AP) — A Cairo court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Islamist lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly insulting the president and containing excessive sexual innuendo. Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint against Bassem Youssef's "ElBernameg," or "The Program," because the... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:47:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2002308-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy.html 2013-04-06T18:47:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet has approved a proposal to revamp its troubled electricity industry and foster more competition by obliging utilities to split power generation and distribution into separate businesses. The plan is meant to encourage more innovation and modernization of the power grid as the country grapples with its energy policy following t... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:37:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992468-japan-moves-to-revamp-troubled-power-industry.html 2013-04-02T08:37:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964074-witness-breaks-nyc-stop-and-frisk-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — A nonprofit worker wept on the witness stand Tuesday as he described an unnerving episode of being handcuffed near his home while an officer took his keys and went inside his building. Nicholas Peart, a 24-year-old black man, is one of about a dozen New Yorkers expected to tell their stories of being stopped, questioned and frisked by poli... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:10:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964074-witness-breaks-nyc-stop-and-frisk-trial.html 2013-03-20T00:10:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961824-trial-opens-nyc-stop-and-frisk-challenge.html NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked by police in the past decade were wrongly targeted because of their race, lawyers for four men who claim they were illegally stopped said Monday. But New York Police Department lawyers countered that officers must go where the crime is — and the crime is... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:54:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961824-trial-opens-nyc-stop-and-frisk-challenge.html 2013-03-19T01:54:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962388-yemen-parties-debate-political-system.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's politicians, youth, women and intellectuals opened a landmark national dialogue Monday on the future of the transition to democracy, and high on the agenda is debate over a dramatic redrawing of the country's political map to address nearly 20 years of failed unity. One proposal backed by Yemen's president in the dialogue is to... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:23:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962388-yemen-parties-debate-political-system.html 2013-03-18T19:23:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1958086-gay-marriage-senators-shift-gop-soul-searching.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics — and views on emotional issues — are changing fast. Gay marriage still divides the party, with the conservative wing strongly opposed. But an increasing number of Republicans, now including S... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:27:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1958086-gay-marriage-senators-shift-gop-soul-searching.html 2013-03-15T21:27:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955060-hungary-rejects-criticism-constitution-changes.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Rejecting criticism from the EU, the U.S. and human rights groups, Hungary's prime minister insisted Thursday that recent constitutional changes aren't threatening democracy and the rule of law in the Eastern European nation. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said those concerns were wrong and the amendments to Hungary's constitution were in lin... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955060-hungary-rejects-criticism-constitution-changes.html 2013-03-14T22:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947994-to-mayor-nyc-soda-ruling-temporary-setback.html NEW YORK (AP) — Despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bullishness, political realities and legal questions make for an uncertain future for one of the premier pieces of his legacy: a now-blocked ban on supersized sugary drinks. The city lost no time Tuesday getting started on the next round of the fight after a judge nixed the first-of-its-kind regulation. Bl... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947994-to-mayor-nyc-soda-ruling-temporary-setback.html 2013-03-12T23:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1947304-hungary-approves-disputed-constitutional-amendment.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a long amendment to the constitution which critics say threatens certain democratic checks and balances. After smaller protests during the day, several thousand people gathered in the evening near the offices of President Janos Ader, asking him to veto the amendment. The bill e... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1947304-hungary-approves-disputed-constitutional-amendment.html 2013-03-11T21:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1944256-hungary-to-insert-rejected-laws-constitution.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister can't take "no" for an answer, even when he is being instructed by the country's highest court. Over the past 18 months, the Constitutional Court has struck down several of the government's policies, including fining or jailing the homeless for living in public spaces, banning political campaign ads on com... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1944256-hungary-to-insert-rejected-laws-constitution.html 2013-03-10T19:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934938-nepals-answer-to-deadlock-making-chief-judge-pm.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's quiet, barely known chief justice is on the verge of taking almost total control of the Himalayan nation, becoming the interim head of government as well as the top judge in a country that has been without a legislature for months. It seems to be the only thing the country's furiously feuding politicians can agree on, even t... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:53:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934938-nepals-answer-to-deadlock-making-chief-judge-pm.html 2013-03-07T00:53:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions during this year's annual gathering of the global elite at Davos, leaving many participants uneasy about what lies ahead as they left for home Sunday. Even broad agreement that there... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html 2013-01-27T23:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html 2013-01-25T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much preoccupied with the region's bewildering combination of high hopes, deep disappointments and grave dangers that threaten to spill over borders. Along the way, a divide seems to be e... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html 2013-01-24T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813842-sri-lankas-lawmakers-impeach-chief-judge.html COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach the chief justice in a case widely seen by jurists and rights activists as an attempt by the government to ensure a servile judiciary. President Mahinda Rajapaksa will now decide whether Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake should be dismissed. Last month, a parliame... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813842-sri-lankas-lawmakers-impeach-chief-judge.html 2013-01-11T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1781724-judge-dismisses-suit-challenging-senate-filibuster.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate rules that establish a 60-vote threshold for defeating filibusters. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in Washington ruled that the plaintiffs lack the legal right to sue, and that if the court took up the case, it would offend the separation of powers a... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1781724-judge-dismisses-suit-challenging-senate-filibuster.html 2012-12-21T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1772484-egypts-top-prosecutor-submits-resignation.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general submitted his resignation Monday less than a month after he was swiftly sworn in by the Islamist president, who is embroiled in a power struggle with the judiciary. If Talaat Abdullah's resignation is accepted, it will be a blow to President Mohammed Morsi, who last month had given himself near absolute powers placi... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1772484-egypts-top-prosecutor-submits-resignation.html 2012-12-17T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761918-honduran-congress-dismisses-supreme-court-justices.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' political standoff escalated Wednesday as legal officials debated whether a congressional vote to remove four Supreme Court justices violated the constitution. Attorney General Luis Rubi decried the early-morning vote to dismiss the justices after they rejected a plan by President Porfirio Lobo to clean up the corrup... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761918-honduran-congress-dismisses-supreme-court-justices.html 2012-12-12T22:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723560-egypts-president-stands-decrees.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts. Morsi's supporters, meanwhile, canceled a massive rally planned for Tuesday... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723560-egypts-president-stands-decrees.html 2012-11-26T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719616-egypt-clashes-president-defends-powers.html CAIRO (AP) — Supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called "weevils eating away at the nation of Egypt." The edicts by Morsi, which were issued Thursday, have turned months of growing polarization in... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719616-egypt-clashes-president-defends-powers.html 2012-11-24T02:56:00Z