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Obama Speech to Call for Defense Cuts, Tax Reform

CNN reports : President Barack Obama enters politically tricky territory Wednesday when he outlines his plan for reducing long-term deficits and the national debt amid a climate of tense budget negotiations. Obama's speech at George Washington University will follow White House talks in the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Panetta Candidate to Replace Gates

Bloomberg reports : Obama administration officials are considering Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta, Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus as possible replacements for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, according to an administration …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Tea Party Threatens More Primary Fights

The Hill reports : One of the nation's largest Tea Party groups is warning congressional Republicans to watch their right flanks ahead of a final vote this week on the long-term budget deal that averted a government shutdown. Mark Meckler, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, says dissatisfac…

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Cantor: We Have Votes for Budget

The Hill reports : Republicans are rallying around the budget deal their leaders struck with President Obama and Senate Democrats. While there will certainly be defections, GOP leaders expressed confidence on Tuesday that their rank-and-file will overwhelmingly support the budget …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Mubarak Detained In Hospital

BBC News reports: Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak, ahead of an investigation into corruption and abuse allegations. Mr Mubarak, 82, is in hospital after reportedly suffering heart problems. His detention order will be in place for 15 …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Rebels Hack Libya's Comm Network

The Wall Street Journal reports: A team led by a Libyan-American telecom executive has helped rebels hijack Col. Moammar Gadhafi's cellphone network and re-establish their own communications. The new network, first plotted on an airplane napkin and assembled with the help of oil-rich Arab …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Obama Faces Revolt From Left

The Washington Post reports: President Obama faces a growing rebellion on the left as he courts independent voters and Republicans with his vision for reducing the nation’s debt by cutting government spending and restraining the costs of federal health insurance programs. Key liberal …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Kansas Passes Late Abortion Ban

Politico reports: Kansas will ban late-term abortions under a law signed Tuesday by Gov. Sam Brownback, likely the beginning of a wave of similar restrictions across the country. Kansas's Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act bars abortions at 22 weeks gestation, generally 20 weeks after …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

US Demands N Korea Release American

BBC News reports: The US state department says an American citizen is being held in North Korea, and is calling for the person's release on humanitarian grounds. No details have been given about the American's identity or the circumstances of the arrest. The news comes ahead of a …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Old-School GOP Threatened In SC

Politico reports: SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For 30 years this state has served as the firewall for establishment Republican  presidential hopefuls , the place where insurgents who emerged from Iowa and New Hampshire went to die. In 2012, that tradition might end. GOP activists attending …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

CIA Suffers Top-Level Brain Drain

The Washington Post reports: In the decade since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, private intelligence firms and security consultants have peeled away veterans from the top reaches of the CIA, hiring scores of longtime officers in large part to gain access to the burgeoning world of …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Chinese Navy Less Aggressive In 2011

BBC News reports: The US navy says the Chinese navy has been less aggressive in contested waters in the Asia-Pacific region. The head of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Robert Willard, said this was a "positive" development. He linked the apparent change in approach to strong statements …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Extent Of Oil Spill Damage Unclear

The Wall Street Journal reports: A year after the worst oil spill to strike U.S. waters, oyster beds are struggling along the Gulf of Mexico, the dolphin population is experiencing what the federal government calls an "unusual mortality event," and red snapper with rotting fins are showing up …

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Written by FrumForum News on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Paul May Filibuster Budget Deal

The Hill reports : Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he's considering a filibuster of the budget agreement to fund the government for the remainder of this fiscal year. Paul, who said yesterday that he would vote against the agreement reached last Friday to cut $39.9 billion …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

NATO: 'We're Doing a Great Job'

The AP reports : A NATO general sharply rejected French criticism Tuesday of the operation in Libya, saying the North Atlantic military alliance is performing well and protecting civilians effectively. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe had said NATO should be doing more to take out …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

GOP, Dems Split on Policy Rider Vote

The Hill reports : House Republicans and Senate Democrats are disagreeing over a key facet of the budget deal struck on Friday. Republicans say the agreement calls for up-and-down votes on policy riders that would defund the implementation of healthcare reform and defund Planned Parenthood…

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

Dems Push WH to Tap Oil Reserve

The Hill reports : House Democrats, citing the continued rise in gasoline prices, are renewing their pressure on the White House to release oil from the federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve — a step that President Obama hasn’t ruled out but hasn’t shown great appetite for either. In …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

WH Plans Deficit Speech Preview

The Hill reports : House and Senate leaders from both parties will head to the White House Wednesday to preview President Obama's major speech on the deficit and debt. Both House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will attend, and White House …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011

RNC Raises $7M, $20M Debt Left

The Hill reports : The Republican National Committee (RNC) reduced its debt by a little more than $1 million in March and raised $7 million in the last month of the first fundraising quarter. The party reduced its debt from from $21 million to $19.8 million last month, it announced …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday April 12, 2011