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Cain: I’ll Attack Iran If It "Messes With Israel"

The Washington Times reports : Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says he would attack Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons or to respond to aggression against Israel . Asked if he agreed with former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton ’s contention that the “only …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

WH Rejects Linking Debt Limit To Balanced Budget

The Washington Post reports : The White House formally threatened Monday to veto a Republican measure requiring congressional approval of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution before the nation’s debt ceiling can be raised. House Republicans scheduled a vote Tuesday on the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Former Gov. Roemer To Launch WH Bid Thursday

Politico reports : It’s official: Buddy Roemer will formally announce his presidential campaign Thursday from New Hampshire. While the former Louisiana governor’s campaign has not set a location for the announcement, he’s scheduled to speak at Dartmouth College that afternoon as part of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Bond Rating Firm Threatens U.S. With Debt Downgrade

Politico reports : Another major bond rating firm on Monday reiterated its threat to downgrade the U.S. government to a B-plus rating if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by August 2 and the government defaults on its debts. The warning from Fitch Ratings comes after Moody’s and S&P warned …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Reid to Keep Senate in Session Until Debt Limit Raised

Politico reports : Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Monday the Senate will remain in session every day – including weekends – until Congress approves an increase to the nation’s debt ceiling. “The Senate has no more important task than making sure the United States does not …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Clashes In Yemen Kill Six

Reuters reports : Fighting between government forces and opposition supporters erupted in Yemen's capital Sanaa Monday, killing six people, opposition sources said. The fighting was the first to break out in Sanaa since President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia for treatment after …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Murdoch Scandal Whistleblower Found Dead

The Guardian reports : Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned. Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Boehner, Cantor Met Privately With Obama Sunday

Politico reports : President Barack Obama and the two top House Republican leaders held an unannounced meeting at the White House Sunday, trying to get debt talks back on track with just two weeks left before the threat of default. Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Geithner Urges EU To Act Forcefully On Debt Crisis

Reuters reports : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday called on European leaders to do more to contain the escalating debt crisis in Europe . "What Europe obviously needs to do is to act more forcefully to contain the risk of an escalating crisis in Europe," Geithner told CNBC …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

NATO Hits Radar at Tripoli Airport

The Associated Press reports : NATO says its warplanes destroyed radar antennas at Tripoli International Airport that were being used by Moammar Gadhafi's regime for military purposes. A NATO statement Monday claimed the civilian air traffic control radar was tracking NATO jets and the …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

2nd UK Police Official Resigns In Murdoch Scandal

The New York Times reports : Britain’s phone hacking scandal claimed another high-profile casualty on Monday when John Yates, the deputy commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, resigned a day after the country’s top police officer quit and Rebekah Brooks , the former chief …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Brooks To Testify In Parliament Despite Arrest

The Huffington Post reports : Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News International who was arrested on Sunday , will be testifying before a Parliamentary committee on Tuesday, her spokesman announced Monday . The announcement brought an end to pervasive doubts that Brooks would appear …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Taliban Video Shows Execution of 16 Pakistanis

The New York Times reports : Taliban insurgents have released a video showing them killing 16 Pakistani men who were captured in a raid in a restive northwestern province last month, a spokesman for the Pakistani military said on Monday. The graphic video shows the 16 men, most of …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Minnesota Shutdown Drags On Despite Deal

Politico reports : Now in its 18th day, Minnesota’s state government shutdown continues as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has yet to formalize his announced deal with GOP legislative and a special session planned for Monday is likely to be delayed. Dayton and the Republican leaders released …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Credit Rating Firm Wants U.S. To Abolish Debt Limit

Politico reports : The United States should do away with the debt ceiling altogether to bring greater certainty to investors in U.S. Treasury bonds, Moody’s suggested Monday. With the August 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling barely more than two weeks away, the bond-rating agency …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Rove's Group Launches Ads Against House Dems

The Associated Press reports : A conservative group linked with Republican strategist Karl Rove has launched an ad campaign targeting 10 vulnerable House Democrats up for reelection in 2012. Crossroads GPS will run ads for the next two weeks targeting Reps. Mike Ross of Arkansas, Jim …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Geithner: GOP Leaders Have Taken Default Off Table

Reuters reports : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressed confidence that Congress would raise the debt ceiling and said on Monday that top Republicans had taken "default off the table." "Despite what you hear, people are moving closer together," Geithner told CNBC television. "You …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Top Karzai Adviser Gunned Down

The New York Times reports : A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai was killed on Sunday night after two gunmen stormed his walled home here. It was the second killing in less than a week of one of the president’s trusted but controversial political allies. The aide who was killed on …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Obama Picks Cordray To Head Consumer Agency

The New York Times reports : President Obama said Sunday that he would nominate Richard Cordray, the former attorney general of Ohio, to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , passing over Elizabeth Warren , the Harvard law professor who was the driving force behind …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011

Rick Perry: Game changer

The Washington Post reports This weekend, we got some of the strongest signals yet that Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) will indeed run for president. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) said he thinks Perry will run, and Perry himself seems more inclined than ever, telling the Des Moines …

Written by FrumForum News on Monday July 18, 2011