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GOP: Weak Job Report Means Taxes Shouldn't Rise

The Associated Press reports : Top congressional Republicans said Friday that a report that few new jobs were created last month shows this is not the time for the government to be raising taxes. But the GOP House speaker said the gloomy numbers also underscored the need for a deal on raising …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Obama: Debt Fight A Factor In Weak Job Growth

Reuters reports : President Barack Obama said on Friday the impasse over the debt limit was contributing to the economy's weakness by adding to business uncertainty. Obama, speaking after the release of a gloomy jobs report for June, cited the debt limit dispute, along with the crisis in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

WH Adviser: U.S. Isn't Facing Double Dip Recession

Reuters reports : The U.S. economy is not facing a double-dip recession , but weak job growth is "a call to arms" for policymakers to take steps to reinvigorate the private sector, a top White House adviser said on Friday. "This is not a double dip, " Council of Economic Advisers …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

WH Rules Out 14th Amendment Option on Debt Limit

The Huffington Post reports : As quickly as the so-called "constitutional option" appeared as a way to resolve the debt ceiling showdown, top White House officials have apparently closed that door. During Thursday's talks between the president's team and congressional leadership, Treasury …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Dozens Killed In Fourth Day of Pakistan Violence

The Washington Post reports : A wave of deadly political and ethnic violence gripped Pakistan’s largest city for the fourth straight day Friday, and police and paramilitary troops were given orders to shoot suspected assailants on sight. As many as 95 people have been killed in Karachi …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Egyptians Demand Justice For Mubarak's Victims

The Associated Press reports : Egyptians held one of their biggest protests in months as tens of thousands took to the streets in Cairo and other cities on Friday to demand justice for victims of Hosni Mubarak's regime and press the country's new military rulers for a clear plan on transition …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Pak. Blasts Adm. Mullen For Claims About Killing

Politico reports : It was “extremely irresponsible” for Adm. Michael Mullen to allege that Pakistani officials approved the killing of a journalist who had written about the government’s ties to terrorist groups, the country’s state-run news agency reported Friday. Mullen, the chairman …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Rove's PAC Launches New Anti-Dem Ads

The Associated Press reports : A Republican-leaning fundraising group with ties to GOP strategist Karl Rove has launched a new phase of its $20 million ad campaign attacking Democrats. Crossroads GPS is running television ads targeting five Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

11 Killed in Yemen After President's TV Appearance

The Associated Press reports : President Ali Abdullah Saleh's supporters have opened fire, killing at least 11 people across Yemen after their leader's first television appearance since his injury last month. Hospital officials say most of Friday's shooting was in celebration of Saleh's TV …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Pro-Palestinian Activists Blocked in Europe

The Associated Press reports : Scores of pro- Palestinian activists trying to reach Tel Aviv as part of a coordinated protest were blocked at European airports, and six activists who managed to land Friday were deported as Israel moved to defuse the mass arrival envisioned by organizers. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

T-Paw says he barely campaigned in Iowa

Political Wire reports Tim Pawlenty told the Des Moines Register that the reason he's lagging in the polls is that "this week is the first time that I've campaigned in earnest in Iowa." The problem: "Pawlenty has made more campaign appearances here than any other candidate except …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

Jobless Rate Hits 9.2%

The New York Times reports : The United States economy added a meager 18, 000 jobs in June, up from a gain of a revised 25, 000 jobs in May, the Department of Labor said on Friday. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent from 9.1 percent in May, the department said. The increase in …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday July 8, 2011

SCOTUS Rejects Appeal, Mexican Citizen Executed

The New York Times reports : In a 5-to-4 decision that split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court on Thursday evening rebuffed a request from the Obama administration that it stay the execution of a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas. The inmate, Humberto Leal Garcia Jr., …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Top Obama Aide: Unemployment Won't be Key in 2012

The Hill reports : President Obama’s senior political adviser David Plouffe said Wednesday that people won’t vote in 2012 based on the unemployment rate. Plouffe should probably hope that’s the case, since dismal job figures aren’t expected to get any better for Obama and the economy on …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Hatch: Poor Should Help Shrink Debt

The Huffington Post reports : Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) voted against beginning debate on a measure that would have the Senate declare the rich should share the pain of debt reduction Thursday, a day after arguing that it's the poor and middle class who need to do more. "I hear how …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

WH to Release Gun Law Reforms

The Huffington Post reports : Half a year after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the Obama administration is set to release a series of reforms to the current gun law, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Thursday. The reforms, which are being crafted by the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

New Proposals Will Fight Online Piracy

The New York Times reports : Americans who illegally download songs and movies may soon be in for a surprise: They will be warned to stop, and if they don’t, they could find their Internet access slowing to a crawl. After years of negotiations with Hollywood and the music industry, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

GOP Fundraising Lags Behind Obama

POLITICO reports : The Republican presidential fundraising reports are still coming in, but a clear winner has already emerged: President Barack Obama. Whoever claims the GOP nomination is going to find it close to impossible to keep pace with the president’s fundraising juggernaut . …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Former 'News of the World' Editor to be Arrested

The Huffington Post reports : Former-News of the World Editor Andy Coulson is to be arrested on Friday morning, reported The Guardian , over suspicions that he played a direct role in the phone hacking scandal that has brought down the paper. The Guardian has also said that a second …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011

Seven Dead after MI Shooting Spree

The Huffington Post reports : A gunman opened fire in two separate Michigan homes Thursday, killing seven people, including a child, before leading police on a high-speed chase through downtown Grand Rapids, authorities said. Within hours, dozens of officers with guns drawn had cordoned …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday July 7, 2011