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Pope John Paul II Beatified

The AP reports : Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before 1.5 million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood. The crowd in Rome and in capitals around the world erupted in cheers, …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

'Midnight's Children' Turns 30

Anvar Alikhan writes in Outlook : It’s now thirty years since Midnight’s Children was published. When Salman Rushdie first sent the manuscript to the publishers, the initial reaction was damning: “The author should concentrate on short stories”. Fortunately, they ultimately changed their …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Obama Polls Weakly in PA

The Weekly Standard reports : If there is a must-win state for President Obama, it’s Pennsylvania. The only time that Republican presidential candidates win Pennsylvania is when they don’t need it, while no Democrat has won the presidency without Pennsylvania in the past 60 years. …

Written by FrumForum News on Sunday May 1, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Killed in Airstrike

Reuters reports : Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike on Saturday night that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said. Mussa Ibrahim said Saif al-Arab was a civilian and a student who had studied in …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Bachmann: Debt Debate "Similar" To Holocaust

The AP reports : MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Saturday described the loss of "economic liberty" that young Americans face today as a "flash point of history" in which the younger generation will ask what their elders did to stop it. In a speech to New …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Obama Team Preps for Online Campaign

Politico reports : President Obama’s aides have quietly turned the key in the engine of the massive campaign-in-waiting that’s been operating under the name Organizing for America for the past two years, and will begin his reelection with the sort of online and field organizations most …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

The New Face of France's Far Right

The New York Times reports : Step inside an office building in the town of Nanterre, just west of Paris, and you are confronted by what the nostrils register as an odor of the past, for it’s a rare thing these days to encounter the lingering taint of cigarette smoke in public spaces. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Taliban Announces New Offensive

The New York Times reports : KABUL — The Taliban announced that the insurgent group’s spring fighting season would begin officially across Afghanistan on Sunday in an unusual news statement that aimed to project an image of strength and concern for civilians, even as NATO warned …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Gov't Praised for Tornado Response

The New York Times reports : TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It has been the deadliest natural disaster on American soil since Hurricane Katrina . But the government response to the tornadoes that devastated the South last week has, at least in the first few days, drawn little of the searing …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Ryan: Reid 'Playing Politics' With Budget Vote

Politico reports : House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on Friday dismissed the impact of the coming Senate vote on his budget plan, saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is “playing politics” by holding a vote on the House budget after the recess. “He likes to play politics …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Obama: End Big Oil Subsidies

Politico reports : President Barack Obama used his weekly address to the nation to reiterate his call on Congress to stop granting tax subsidies to oil and gas companies. “When oil companies are making huge profits and you’re struggling at the pump, and we’re scouring the federal …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

GOP Hopefuls Attend NH Forum

The Hill reports : Five rumored Republican presidential hopefuls made an early case for their eventual candidacies before a crowd of conservative activists Friday in New Hampshire. Each one slammed President Obama's economic policies and pledged to repeal of the healthcare law. On hand …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Assad Sends Tanks Into Syrian City

The AP reports : Syrian army troops backed by tanks and three helicopters on Saturday took a prominent mosque that had been controlled by residents in a besieged southern city killing four people, a witness said. The operation in the town of Daraa came a day after President Bashar Assad …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Japan's Nuke Adviser Quits

Bloomberg reports : A nuclear adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigned because of a misunderstanding with the government over setting radiation limits in schools. The government accepted the resignation of Toshiso Kosako, a professor at the University of Tokyo , Chief …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Egypt to Open Gaza Border

The Washington Post reports : Egypt plans to reopen a border crossing with the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, a spokeswoman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Friday, worrying Israel and bringing an end to a blockade of the territory that had been deeply unpopular inside Egypt. …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Report: Qaddafi Calls for Truce

The AP reports : Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called for a cease-fire and negotiations with NATO powers in a live speech on state TV early Saturday, just as NATO bombs struck a government complex in the Libyan capital. The targeted compound included the state television building and a …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Judge: WI Recall Elections in July

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports : Recall elections of up to eight state senators will likely be held July 12. A Dane County judge agreed Friday to a schedule that would put the elections on that date if the Government Accountability Board finds petitions to recall them were filed …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Rand Paul Attacks Romneycare

The Union Ledger reports : With his father on the verge of running for President, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul today questioned the Republican credentials of potential adversaries Mitt Romney and Donald Trump during a visit to New Hampshire. In an interview, Paul, an eye surgeon by …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

GOP Plan Would Raise Debt Limit Every Two Months

The Hill reports : House Republicans are considering a plan to grant only incremental increases to the federal debt limit in a bid to extract more concessions on spending cuts and budgetary reform from the Obama administration. The idea has a champion in Grover Norquist, the conservativ…

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011

Armey: Daniels 'Perfect Pick'

The Hill reports : Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) would be the "perfect pick" for the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, said Tea Party figurehead and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas). Armey, in a video posted Friday to the website of the conservative magazine em> …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 30, 2011