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Dem Wants WI Court Race Recount

The AP reports : Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg asked election officials Wednesday for a statewide recount in her flagging upset bid against Justice David Prosser, a race that marked yet another front in the fight over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing union …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Santorum Adds to Iowa Staff

CNN reports: Former Sen. Rick Santorum is adding to his squad of advisers and strategists in the state that kicks off the presidential primary and caucus season. Santorum announced Thursday that Cody Brown will manage the Pennsylvania Republican's testing the waters effort in Iowa. Brown …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

U.S.: Drones Can Hit Al Qaeda Without Pakistani Help

Eli Lake writes at The Washington Times : U.S. military forces will still be able to target al Qaeda terrorists in mountainous Southwest Asia with remotely piloted drones based in Afghanistan should Pakistan’s government deny the use of its territory to launch attacks. Col. Dean Bushey, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Franken Asks Apple About iPhone Tracking Data

CNN reports : Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) wants answers. Security researchers Wednesday revealed the existence of a file on iPhones and on their computer backups that logs detailed cell phone triangulation data -- and has ever since iOS 4 was released last summer. The information is stored …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Palin Plummets in Alaska Poll

Political Wire reports : A new Dittman Research poll in Alaska shows Sarah Palin's favorable rating is upside down at 36% to 61%. For comparison, the U.S. Senate candidate Palin backed, Joe Miller (R), is even worse off at 18% to 73%. And her arch nemesis, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Haley: Trump Serious About Running

The AP reports : Real estate tycoon Donald Trump has called South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and is serious about a White House bid, the Republican governor said Wednesday. "Anybody that thinks he's doing this for name recognition - that's just not true. He's very serious about it and …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Japan Institutes No-Entry Zone

BBC News reports: Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor. People were urged to leave the area shortly after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant, but the order was not enforced by law. Cooling …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

US Govt Eager To Sell GM Stock

The Wall Street Journal reports: The U.S. government plans to sell a significant share of its remaining stake in General Motors Co. this summer despite the disappointing performance of the auto maker's stock, people familiar with the matter said. A sale within the next several months would …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Cantor Raises Debt Deal Demands

Politico reports: One day after being named to a presidential task force to negotiate deficit reduction, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor fired off a stark warning to Democrats that the GOP “will not grant their request for a debt limit increase” without major spending cuts or budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

BP Sues Oil Rig Owner For $40BN

BBC News reports: BP is suing Transocean, the owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year, for $40bn (£24.37bn) in damages. BP said safety systems on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig had failed. Separately, BP also sued the maker of the rig's blowout preventer, …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Trump May Be Worth $7 Billion

Politico reports: Donald Trump, who has said he looks forward to filing disclosure statements if he becomes a presidential candidate, has a net worth of more than $7 billion, sources told POLITICO. The eye-popping figure is far higher than the $2.7 billion that Forbes Magazine valued his …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Web Businesses Hurt By Google Changes

The Wall Street Journal reports: Burned by Google Inc.'s recent changes to its search formula, small businesses are experimenting with strategies to recover lost Web traffic while seeking out new ways to generate sales—some even scaling back daily operations. Seeing a 40% decline in …

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday April 21, 2011

Accused USS Cole Bomber Charged

CNN reports : Military prosecutors have recommended the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the deadly 2000 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole. The announcement Wednesday from the Defense Department is another signal the case against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be moving closer …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Obama to Attend Endeavour Launch

Orlando Sentinel reports : President Barack Obama plans to attend the April 29 launch of space shuttle Endeavour, adding even more star power to NASA's second-to-last shuttle launch, according to a White House official. The president will bring his wife, Michelle, and two daughters, Sasha …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Priebus: U.S. 'Losing the Future'

CNN reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus used President Barack Obama's tag line against him Wednesday, saying for the first time in years the United States is "losing the future." At a speech to the City Club of Chicago, in the president's backyard, the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

HuffPo Bans 'Trig Truthers'

Politico reports : Huffington Post appears to have drawn the line on acceptable political debate to exclude theories about the nativity of Sarah Palin's youngest son. Palin critic Geoffrey Dunn, who has contributed a long line of attacks on the former Alaska Governor to the site , …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Corker Debt Fight Will Be 'Raucous'

The Hill reports : The coming fight in Congress over raising the debt ceiling will make the clash over funding the government look "powderpuff," according to one GOP senator. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday he will not vote to increase the federal government's borrowing limit …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Mullen to Pakistan: Cut Ties to Taliban

The Wall Street Journal reports : Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pakistani news channel Wednesday that links between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence military spy agency and the Haqqani faction of the Taliban were continuing to strain …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Lake: U.S. Giving Libyan Rebels $25M

Eli Lake reports in The Washington Times : The Obama administration informed Congress on Friday that it is providing $25 million in nonlethal aid to Libya’s rebels, a sign that the United States and its allies are stepping up support for the opposition to Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in the …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Pawlenty To Unveil Budget Plan

The Hill reports : Likely GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday he plans to unveil his own budget proposal — one that would tackle Social Security reform. The former Minnesota governor echoed his previous praise of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for putting forth his budget …

Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 20, 2011