“Ever since I worked for Senator George Mitchell in his Lewiston office, I have appreciated the significant and direct impact that public service can have on the lives of individual Maine citizens. I have spent the last 20 years in the public and private

SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL George Mitchell was appointed to the US Senate in 1980, to complete the tern of Senator Edmund Muskie. Mitchell was elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982 and reelected in 1988. He left the Senate in 1995. Since Senator Geor

George Mitchell was appointed to the US Senate in 1980, to complete the tern of Senator Edmund Muskie. Mitchell was elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982 and reelected in 1988. He left the Senate in 1995. Since Senator George Mitchell founded the

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's strategist provided the legal and religious justification for the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people, in a document published on conservative Farsi website Alef. Reports of the document began to c

Here at PressHerald.com we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion. To ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no-bullying policy. To participate, you must follow our Ter

It’s an unspoken rule in the presidential playbook. Be firm, show emotion, but don’t cry. Just last month, Candidate Gingrich exhibited it with his denunciation of the media in a debate that became the key to his unexpected South Carolina triumph. Four y

(Washington, DC – February 8, 2012) – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) criticized FirstEnergy, today, for blaming its decision to close old coal-fired power plants on the Clean Air Act rules that will protect Americans from mercury, acid gases and other

“It was a real pleasure to meet with you in Damascus,” Indyk wrote to Shaaban. “I'm very glad to see that as a result of your wise counsel relations between our two countries finally seem to be on the mend. As you may know, I am now working as an outside

President Barack Obama is greeted by operations manager Jeff Baxter before speaking about manufacturing jobs at the Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing plant, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) President Barac

By: Christina Bellantoni and Terence Burlij President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images. President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night -- a previ

What foreign policy-related words are you most likely to hear during tonight's State of the Union address? Since the economy is the dominant issue in the 2012 presidential campaign, you may not be hearing all that many. But to answer the question, we sif

It's been a little more than four years now since Senator George Mitchell released a report detailing the history of steroid use in the majors and incriminating 87 players as offenders. Among those in the report were stars of the game such as Barry Bonds

In 2006, after Roger Clemens left the Yankees to join the Houston Astros only to miss the playoffs as the Yankees won their division, the satirical newspaper The Onion published a humorous fake story in which Clemens pretended he was still playing for th

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Combating terrorism and cybercrime, as well as critical infrastructure protection, will be the focus of the 11th annual Government Security Expo & Conference (GovSec) featuring U.S. Law Enforcement Conference & Exposition,

"From Moses to Jeremiah and Isaiah, the Prophets taught...that the Jewish claim on the land of Israel was totally contingent on the moral and spiritual life of the Jews who lived there, and that the land would, as the Torah tells us, 'vomit you out' if p

Longstanding questions about the United Nations' relevancy and role continue to be issues among the 2012 U.S. presidential candidates. President Obama remains an advocate of the organization, while cautioning that it often fails to honor its ideals. But

Last night, the Atlantic hosted Sen. George Mitchell, formerly President Obama’s top Middle East envoy, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the end of the event, co-host Jeffry Goldberg asked Mitchell what the consequences are of a preemptive

Anyone hoping for a Leon Panetta-style “get to the damn table” moment last night, when former Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell spoke at a forum hosted by The Atlantic (video below), came away sorely disappointed. Mitchell, a judge, diplomat, and f

Goldblog just finished interviewing the former Obama Middle East envoy, Sen. George Mitchell, as part of an Atlantic Exchange event here at The Atlantic's glass-enclosed nerve center overlooking the Potomac. (This was event was held in conjunction with t