http://www.mail.com/subjects/2858-general-elections.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/2858-general-elections.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098230-democrats-strike-gop-voting-measures.html DENVER (AP) — In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots. It's the latest — and most substantial — development in a nationwide Democratic Party effort to strike back at two years of Republican success in pass... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098230-democrats-strike-gop-voting-measures.html 2013-05-20T17:15:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066546-mass-gop-candidate-gomez.html BOSTON (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is on his own — at least for now. National Republican allies, conservative activists and major GOP donors outside Democratic-leaning Massachusetts are skeptical of Gomez's chances in the state's June 25 special election to replace former Sen. John Kerry. While local Republicans ar... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066546-mass-gop-candidate-gomez.html 2013-05-06T19:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html LONDON (AP) — David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own party. Echoing results across Europe, British voters appeared to punish the ruling government, fed up w... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html 2013-05-03T21:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048380-iceland-opposition-poised-to-win-general-election.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Five years after Iceland's economic collapse, early returns signaled that austerity-weary voters are favoring the return of a center-right, Euroskeptic government, widely blamed for the nation's financial woes. Icelanders appeared to be opting for the Progressive and Independence parties, who are promising to ease Icelanders' eco... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:38:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048380-iceland-opposition-poised-to-win-general-election.html 2013-04-28T06:38:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963312-clinton-joins-dems-backing-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run and trying to avoid the type of late-to-the-party caution that hurt her first bid. Her chief Democratic rivals endorsed same-sex marriage as much as seven years ago, and it's widely popular with Democratic and independent... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963312-clinton-joins-dems-backing-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-18T21:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944168-suu-kyi-selected-to-remain-myanmar-opposition-head.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi was selected Sunday to continue as head of Myanmar's main opposition party, keeping her leadership post even as the party undergoes a makeover to adjust to the country's new democratic framework. The Nobel laureate was named chairwoman of the National League for Democracy's new executive board on the final day of a ... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:54:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944168-suu-kyi-selected-to-remain-myanmar-opposition-head.html 2013-03-10T13:54:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941838-obama-meets-with-faith-leaders-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Projecting urgency, President Barack Obama said Friday he wants the Senate to pass a comprehensive immigration bill in the next three months, though he is willing to be patient if that timeline slips slightly. Obama spoke during a meeting with faith leaders, an increasingly powerful part of the coalition seeking to overhaul the nation's ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941838-obama-meets-with-faith-leaders-immigration.html 2013-03-08T21:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941840-gop-chairman-lawmaker-take-heat-gay-marriage.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the talk nationally of the GOP becoming more inclusive and appealing to voters by softening stances on social issues, it's difficult to actually follow through. The state Republican Party's central committee will meet Saturday to consider firing chairman Pat Brady, largely beca... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941840-gop-chairman-lawmaker-take-heat-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-08T21:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920296-illinois-congressional-race-bloomberg-clout.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the race to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC followed a simple strategy: Choose a strong anti-gun candidate, attack rivals supported by the National Rifle Association and add in $2.2 million in resources. It worked. Bloomberg's candidate, former Illinois lawmaker Robin Kelly, sailed past... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:40:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920296-illinois-congressional-race-bloomberg-clout.html 2013-02-27T23:40:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1919204-anti-gun-democrat-wins-primary-to-replace-jackson.html CHICAGO (AP) — The newly elected Democratic nominee to replace disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. vowed to become a leader in the fight for federal gun control and directly challenged the National Rifle Association in her victory speech. Robin Kelly, a former state representative, emerged early as a voice for gun control after Jackson resigned in Nov... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1919204-anti-gun-democrat-wins-primary-to-replace-jackson.html 2013-02-27T16:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915676-anti-gun-democrat-shoo-in-to-replace-jackson-jr.html CHICAGO (AP) — The newly elected Democratic nominee to replace disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. vowed to become a leader in the fight for federal gun control and directly challenged the National Rifle Association in her victory speech. But it remains to be seen whether Robin Kelly's primary win Tuesday in the Chicago-area district will affect the n... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:24:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915676-anti-gun-democrat-shoo-in-to-replace-jackson-jr.html 2013-02-27T16:24:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913708-asian-stocks-fall-amid-unease-us-budget.html BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday amid anxiety about impending U.S. government spending cuts and the uncertain outcome of Italy's general election. Oil dropped below $93 a barrel on concern about possible setbacks in all the major economic regions. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 2.2 percent to 11,410.51 as the yen's recent weakness, which has bo... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:29:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913708-asian-stocks-fall-amid-unease-us-budget.html 2013-02-26T05:29:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894416-kenyan-government-sued-police-brutality.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government is being sued for police brutality in the violence following the 2007 election. The lawsuit comes as Kenya prepares for a new election on March 4 amid warnings from international human rights groups that the police are not ready to prevent electoral violence while refraining from human rights violations. ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:33:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894416-kenyan-government-sued-police-brutality.html 2013-02-15T15:33:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885556-obama-nation-stronger-gop-plans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term. ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1885556-obama-nation-stronger-gop-plans.html 2013-02-13T03:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839736-cameron-proposes-british-vote-eu-relationship.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, prompting rebukes from European leaders accusing the premier of putting the bloc's future at risk over domestic politics. Claiming that public disillusionment with the 27-nation EU is "at... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839736-cameron-proposes-british-vote-eu-relationship.html 2013-01-23T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822388-ap-exclusive-us-ordered-delay-interns-arrest.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration agents were prepared to arrest an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender days before the November elections but were ordered by Washington to hold off after officials warned of "significant interest" from Congress and news organizations because the suspect was a volunteer intern for Sen. Robert Menendez, according to internal agen... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822388-ap-exclusive-us-ordered-delay-interns-arrest.html 2013-01-15T18:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800022-electoral-college-count-affirms-obamas-win.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress made the obvious official on Friday. President Barack Obama has been re-elected. In a joint session, Congress formally certified that Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were the winners in the November election with 332 electoral votes, well more than the 270 required. Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1800022-electoral-college-count-affirms-obamas-win.html 2013-01-05T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787380-polarized-nation-iowa-finds-oddly-split.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government. But you won't hear much brash talk in Des Moines. Here, party leaders are warning ... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787380-polarized-nation-iowa-finds-oddly-split.html 2012-12-26T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1786824-gop-signs-bending-election-defeat.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues. What lon... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1786824-gop-signs-bending-election-defeat.html 2012-12-26T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1780978-kenya-red-cross-39-people-killed-clashes.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 39 people were killed when farmers raided a village of herders in southeastern Kenya early Friday in renewed fighting between two communities with a history of violent animosity, a police official said. Thirteen children, six women, 11 men and nine attackers were killed said police official Anthony Kamitu. Forty-five houses ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1780978-kenya-red-cross-39-people-killed-clashes.html 2012-12-21T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1780162-ap-poll-mass-shootings-voted-top-2012-news-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — The horrific massacre of 26 children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school, along with other mass shootings, was the top news story of 2012, narrowly edging out the U.S. election, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. The results followed a rare decision by the AP to re-conduct the voting... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1780162-ap-poll-mass-shootings-voted-top-2012-news-story.html 2012-12-20T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761854-senate-intern-sex-offender-faces-deportation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP. ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761854-senate-intern-sex-offender-faces-deportation.html 2012-12-12T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760412-obamas-fiscal-cliff-strategy-tricky-balance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Playing both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his private negotiations with GOP leaders. The White House is loath to abandon the two-pronged strategy even as the Dec. 31 deadline nears. Obama's advisers see the carrot-and-stick approach as ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760412-obamas-fiscal-cliff-strategy-tricky-balance.html 2012-12-12T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751104-shadowy-donor-record-super-pac-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer in Tennessee who is mysteriously linked to millions of dollars in campaign contributions steered to congressional candidates doubled his investments in the weeks before Election Day and quietly funneled $6.8 million more to a prominent tea party group, according to new financial statements filed with the government. William Rose... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1751104-shadowy-donor-record-super-pac-checks.html 2012-12-07T22:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750906-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite publicly disavowing candidate Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to Missouri in a last-ditch attempt to aid Akin's unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The long-suspected money shuffling, which had never previously been ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750906-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal.html 2012-12-07T17:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750396-election-hits-2b-mark-amid-last-minute-donations.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House. It was a cost that surpassed $2 billion and sometimes came with the cloak of anonymity for billionaire donors. The election was the first in which "super" politica... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750396-election-hits-2b-mark-amid-last-minute-donations.html 2012-12-07T08:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740510-mitt-romney-rejoins-marriott-board.html NEW YORK (AP) — Former presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is rejoining Marriott International's board of directors. He's held the post with the hotel chain twice before. The first time was from 1993 to 2002, when he left to campaign for governor of Massachusetts, and from 2009 to 2011, when he left to start his campaign for the ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740510-mitt-romney-rejoins-marriott-board.html 2012-12-03T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737710-bersani-wins-italy-primary-heads-to-general-vote.html ROME (AP) — Pier Luigi Bersani, the head of Italy's main center-left Democratic Party, won a runoff primary Sunday to become the main center-left candidate for Italy's 2013 general elections — a vote that polls indicate could well be won by the Democratic Party given the utter disarray of the opposing center-right. Preliminary results gave Bersani 60.8 pe... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737710-bersani-wins-italy-primary-heads-to-general-vote.html 2012-12-02T21:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732546-japan-oks-107b-stimulus-aiming-to-boost-growth.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general election widely expected to deal a severe blow to the ruling Democratic Party. Fresh data for October showed an uptick in industrial output from the month before, the first increase in four months,... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732546-japan-oks-107b-stimulus-aiming-to-boost-growth.html 2012-11-30T02:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722336-jfks-night-recalled-key-event-latinos.html President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello. Instead a group of eager Latinos persuaded him to come inside and speak to a packed room of Mexican-American civil rights activists. And then he persuaded his wife, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, to address the crowd in Spanish. It was Nov. 21, 1963. Hours later, th... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1722336-jfks-night-recalled-key-event-latinos.html 2012-11-26T08:04:00Z